Upcoming Event: Baseball versus UCF on May 5, 2026 at 6:30 p.m.
6:30 p.m.
Baseball
vs. UCF
Florida Atlantic University Athletics
Tuesday, May 5
Boca Raton, Fla.
6:30 p.m.
Florida Atlantic
vs
UCF
Owls Host UCF for First and Only Meeting in 2026
5/4/2026 3:02:00 PM | Baseball
BOCA RATON, Fla. – Florida Atlantic baseball (24-23) welcomes UCF (27-17) to town on Tuesday for the final midweek home game of the season. First pitch is set for 6:35 p.m. on ESPN+.
OWLS IN REVIEW
HOT IN THE LAST 10 GAMES
THE OPPONENT
OPPONENT HISTORY
WHAT'S NEXT
The Owls head back on the road for a three-game weekend series with Wichita State beginning Friday at 7 p.m. ET.
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To stay up to date on all things Florida Atlantic baseball, follow us on social media @faubaseball.
OWLS IN REVIEW
- The Owls took two of three from USF in Tampa over the weekend.
- It was their fourth consecutive weekend series victory.
- Friday's win was the 600th in the head coaching career of John McCormack.
- The Owls are 8-0 on Fridays and Saturdays, dating back to April 10.
- FAU jumped out to a 9-2 lead over USF on Friday and held on in the 9th inning to win 12-9.
- Michael Perazza, Ian Collier, and John Martinez combined to drive in 10 of the Owls' 12 runs.
- On Saturday, Xavier Moronta hit his first home run as an Owl in the ninth inning to break a 3-3 tie.
- Carson Kimball held off another USF comeback attempt to earn his second save in as many days.
- The Owls led 3-0 on Sunday, but USF scored four runs in the seventh inning and five in the eighth to pull away and salvage the series.
- With six games remaining on the conference schedule, the Owls are in a three-way tie for fifth with Wichita State and Memphis.
- They hold the tiebreaker over Memphis and travel to Wichita this weekend.
HOT IN THE LAST 10 GAMES
- Brett Patten: 8-for-20 (.400), 3 doubles, 4 RBI, 5 runs scored
- Nick Romano: 14-for-37 (.378), 11 RBI, 7 runs scored
- John Martinez: 14-for-39 (.359), 6 doubles, 9 RBI, 16-game hitting streak
- Brayden Gilson: 5 app., 11.2 innings, 0.77 ERA
THE OPPONENT
- UCF lost two of three to No. 19 Arizona State at home over the weekend.
- The Knights are fourth in the Big 12 standings at 15-9.
- They are 18-8 at home, but just 8-7 on the road.
OPPONENT HISTORY
- The Owls and the Knights split the two-game season series in 2025.
- UCF leads the all-time series 50-42.
WHAT'S NEXT
The Owls head back on the road for a three-game weekend series with Wichita State beginning Friday at 7 p.m. ET.
FOLLOW THE OWLS
To stay up to date on all things Florida Atlantic baseball, follow us on social media @faubaseball.
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