Owls Secure Series Victory Over Charlotte

Saturday, April 25

Boca Raton, Fla.

4 p.m.

Florida Atlantic

21-21, 8-9

Charlotte

19-23, 4-13

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Charlotte	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	4	5	0
Florida Atlantic	0	1	3	0	0	3	1	1	X	9	11	0

John Martinez

4/25/2026 8:58:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

BOCA RATON, Fla. – Florida Atlantic baseball (21-21, 8-9) secured its third consecutive series victory, earning a 9-4 win over Charlotte (19-23, 4-13) on Saturday afternoon.

THE BEGINNING
The Owls opened the scoring in the second inning with a TJ Gramesty sacrifice fly. Following two singles and a hit batter in the third, John Martinez roped a bases-clearing, three-RBI double down the left field line to make it 4-0.

Redshirt sophomore starter Kide Adetuyi breezed through the first four innings without allowing a hit. Charlotte finally solved the lefty in the fifth. A one-out walk, two singles, and a three-run home run tied the game at 4-4.

THE TURNING POINT
The Owls regained the lead for good in the sixth inning. After Brett Patten and Brando Leroux singled, Gramesty dropped down a safety squeeze bunt. Patten won the race to home plate to give the Owls a 5-4 advantage. The next batter, Marshall Lipsey, lined an 0-1 pitch into the right field corner for a two-RBI double to make it 7-4.

THE FINISH
Ian Collier led off the seventh inning with his eighth home run of the season, and Romano contributed a sacrifice fly in the eighth for another insurance marker.

With a 9-4 lead in tow, Tyler Murphy handled the 49ers' offense for the final three frames without issue to earn his first career save.

QUOTABLE
Head Coach John McCormack

Postgame with @FAUCoachMac #WIP🏝️ pic.twitter.com/ZC3SXX5X6Q
— Florida Atlantic Baseball (@FAUBaseball) April 26, 2026

THE BATS

As he's done most of the season, Martinez led the offense with three hits.
His three RBI brought his season total up to a team-leading 33.
Martinez also stretched his hitting streak to 11 games.
Lipsey finished 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Eight of nine FAU starters scored at least one run.

THE ARMS

Adetuyi completed five innings with seven strikeouts.
Carson Kimball pitched a clean sixth inning and earned his second win of the season.
Murphy did not allow a hit in his three innings. He struck out two and walked one.

WHAT'S NEXT
The series finale is set for 12:05 p.m. on Sunday at the FAU Baseball Stadium.

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