Upcoming Event: Women's Volleyball versus Merrimack on August 28, 2026 at 10 a.m.
10 a.m.
Women's Volleyball
vs. Merrimack
Florida Atlantic University Athletics
Owls in the Pros
CURRENT PROFESSIONALS (17 as of 8/7/2026)
NAME | POSITION | PARENT CLUB | CURRENT LEVEL/TEAM | PLAYED AT FAU | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Gomber | LHP | Detroit Tigers | Triple-A (Toledo Mud Hens ) | 2012-14 | ||||||||
| BJ Murray | INF | Chicago Cubs | Triple-A (Iowa Cubs) | 2019-21 | ||||||||
| Pedro Pages | C | St. Louis Cardinals | MLB | 2017-19 | ||||||||
| Javi Rivera | RHP | Cincinnati Reds | Double-A (Chattanooga Lookouts) | 2020-21 | ||||||||
| Francisco Urbaez | INF | Cincinnati Reds | Triple-A (Louisville Bats) | 2019-20 | ||||||||
| Gabriel Rincones | OF | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | Triple-A (Philadelphia Phillies) | 2022 | ||||||||
| Nolan Schanuel | 1B | Los Angeles Angels | MLB | 2021-23 | ||||||||
| Jackson Ross | INF | Independent (York Revolution) | 2022-23 | |||||||||
| Kyle Marman | RHP | Chinese Professional Baseball League (Rakuten Monkeys - Taiwan) | 2016-18 | |||||||||
| Spencer Rich | OF | Independent (Joliet Slammers) | 2023-24 | |||||||||
| Max Martzolf | LHP | Independent (Joliet Slammers) | 2022-25 | |||||||||
| John Schroeder | OF | Independent (New York Boulders) | 2022-25 | |||||||||
| Todd Kniebbe | RHP | Baltimore Orioles | High-A (Frederick Keys) | 2025 | ||||||||
| Jake Millan | 1B/OF | Independent (Glacier Range Riders) | 2022-25 | |||||||||
| Patrick Ward | INF | Independent (Joliet Slammers) | 2023-26 | |||||||||
| Kide Adetuyi | LHP | Boston Red Sox | TBD | 2024-26 | ||||||||
| Kyle Boylston | OF | Seattle Mariners | TBD | 2025-26 |
OWLS IN THE MAJORS - 2026
Schanuel was selected by Los Angeles with the 11th pick of the first round making him the highest professional draft pick in Florida Atlantic history. He was called up to the Major Leagues just 40 days later and made his debut on August 18, 2023. He went on to play 29 games in the final month and a half of the season. He reached base safely in every game he played. As a true rookie in 2024, Schanuel picked up where he left off as the Angels' every-day starting first baseman.
Pages was selected by the Cardinals in the 6th round of the 2019 Draft. He worked his way through the minor league system and started the 2024 season on the Cardinals' 40-man roster. He officially made his debut with the big club on April 7, 2024.
OWLS IN THE MINORS - 2026
Rincones was selected by the Phillies in the 3rd round of the 2022 Draft. After posting five home runs and 21 RBI in 48 games for Single-A Clearwater, he earned a mid-season promotion to High-A Jersey Shore, where he added another 10 home runs and 39 RBI. He hit .263 with 11 home runs for Double-A Reading in 2024. He launched 18 home runs and finished with 73 RBI in 119 games for Lehigh Valley (Triple-A) in 2025. The Phillies promoted him to the Major League level on June 12, 2026.
Gomber was selected in the 4th round of the 2014 MLB Draft by the St. Louis Cardinals. He made his Major League debut on June 2, 2018. After two seasons in St. Louis, the Cardinals dealt the lefty to the Rockies as part of a package in exchange for Nolan Arenado. Gomber joined the Detroit Tigers as a free agent in August 2026.
Murray was selected in the 15th round of the 2021 MLB Draft. He made his MiLB debut on August 9, 2021 and played 124 games for Tennessee (Double-A) in 2023, racking up 34 doubles, 16 home runs, and 74 RBI. He also stole 14 bases. Murray played for the National League in the 2023 All-Star Futures Game and Team Great Britain in the 2023 and 2026 World Baseball Classic.
Rivera was drafted by the Reds in 20th round of the 2021 MLB Draft. He made his professional debut on April 13, 2022 for the Daytona Tortugas in the Florida State League (Single-A). He pitched the 2022-24 seasons at High-A Dayton before sitting out the 2025 season while rehabbing an injury.
Urbaez signed with the Reds as an undrafted free agent following the shortened 2020 season. He made his professional debut in High-A in May 2021. In 101 games between Double-A and Triple-A in 2024, he hit .273 with nine home runs and 57 RBI. Urbaez had a breakout campaign with Triple-A Louisville in 2025, hitting .314 with 50 RBI in 97 games.
Marman was drafted by the Guardians in the 13th round in 2018 and he made his professional debut in Single-A in 2018. He reached as high as Triple-A in 2023 before an injury hampered the end of his season. As a free agent to start 2024, he signed with Sioux City in the Independent American Association. In 2025, Marman started 19 games and finished with a 3.07 ERA.
Rich signed with Idaho Falls in the Pioneer League prior to the 2025 season. He hit .385 with 13 home runs and 58 RBI in 51 games for the Chukars.
Ross was selected by the Washington Nationals in the 9th round of the 2024 Draft. He split time between High-A Wilmington and Single-A Fredericksburg in 2025, finishing with seven home runs and 28 RBI in 84 games.
Martzolf signed with Ottawa in November 2025. He made 15 appearances for the New Jersey Jackals in the Frontier League in 2025, finishing the season with a 3.86 ERA in 28 innings.
Schroeder signed with New York in the Frontier League in May 2026.
Kniebee signed with the Orioles as an undrafted free agent on July 24, 2025. He made his professional debut for Delmarva (Single-A) on August 21, 2025.
Millan launched four homers and drove in 20 runs in 33 games in his first season at the professional level.
Adetuyi was selected by the Red Sox in the seventh round of the 2026 MLB Draft
Boylston signed with the Mariners as a free agent after the 2026 MLB Draft
COACHES AND SCOUTS
NAME | POSITION | CURRENT TEAM/LEVEL | PLAYED/COACHED AT FAU | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Murphy | Manager | Milwaukee Brewers | 1981-82 | |
| Mickey Storey | Manager | Sugar Land Space Cowboys (Houston Astros Triple-A) | 2005-08 | |
| Evan Brannon | Asst. Director - Domestic Scouting | Houston Astros | 2003-04 | |
| Brett Schneider | Hitting Coach | Charleston RiverDogs (Tampa Bay Rays Single-A) | 2015-20 (coach) | |
| Matt O'Brien | Area Scout | Toronto Blue Jays | 2001-04 | |
| Mitch Morales | Area Scout | Minnesota Twins | 2012-14 | |
| Nick Presto | Area Scout | Kansas City Royals | 1993-96 |