Owls Earn Road Victory Over FGCU

Tuesday, April 28

Fort Myers, Fla.

6:30 p.m.

Florida Atlantic

22-22

Florida Gulf Coast

26-17

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Florida Atlantic	0	0	3	0	2	0	1	2	0	8	12	0
FGCU	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	1

Brett Patten

4/28/2026 10:47:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

FORT MYERS, Fla. – Florida Atlantic baseball (22-22) rolled to an 8-1 victory over Florida Gulf Coast (26-17) on Tuesday night in Fort Myers. The Owls will have a chance to split the season series when the teams meet for a fourth and final time on May 12.

THE BEGINNING
The Owls opened the scoring with three runs in the third inning. Marshall Lipsey led off with a single and eventually came around to score on a groundout. Later in the frame, with two runners on, John Martinez made it 3-0 with a two-run double.

THE TURNING POINT
In the fourth, Florida Gulf Coast loaded the bases with one out, but only came away with one run as Brayden Gilson took the mound to limit the damage.

The Owls' offense started to pull away in the fifth. With Brett Patten on second, Jonathan Lopez's ground ball up the middle caromed off the glove of the FGCU shortstop. Patten turned for home and forced a throw that sailed over the catcher's head. Lopez moved up to second and later came around to score on a base hit by Patrick Ward to make it 5-1. Patten was involved again in the seventh inning when he doubled home Ian Collier.

THE FINISH
In the eighth, a two-RBI double from Nick Romano put the finishing touches on the offensive outing for the night. Meanwhile, the Owls' bullpen held a potent Eagles' offense to just one run on six hits. After Gilson pitched a scoreless fourth and fifth inning, Garrett Grant took over and allowed just one hit in three shutout frames. Reilly Witmer made quick work of the ninth to seal the victory.

QUOTABLE
Head Coach John McCormack

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— Florida Atlantic Baseball (@FAUBaseball) April 29, 2026

THE BATS

Lipsey, Collier, Patten, and Lopez all finished with two-hit games.
Martinez's double was his team-leading 14th of the season and extended his hitting streak to 13 games.

THE ARMS

Gilson earned his first win as the most effective reliever.
Grant struck out three, walked two, and conceded one hit in his first career relief appearance.

WHAT'S NEXT
The Owls head to Tampa on Friday, May 1, to open a three-game weekend series with South Florida.

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