Series Thread: Indiana vs FAU - Feb 24th - 26th, 2017
Owls still up and sticking with Miednik for the 8th.
IU 2 FAU 5
IU 2 FAU 5
IU 2 FAU 6
TIE SERIES! #FAU knots it up with 6-2 victory in G2! Frank 5-5, HR, 2RBI, 3R. Pages HR. WP Miednik 8IP, 5H, 2ER, 7K. G3 Sun @ 12p #GoOwls! 👌 pic.twitter.com/PYZESSQDQa
— FAU Owl's Nest (@TheOwlsNest_ITB) February 25, 2017
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Florida Atlantic and Indiana could not produce a series victor in game three on Sunday after playing eleven innings and the game was called to accommodate the Hoosiers travel plans. It marks just the eighth tie all time for the Owl program.
“It was a disappointing day,” said Head Coach John McCormack. “(Nick Swan) pitched well, he kept us in it with a 4-2 lead. We did what we wanted to do, we got the matchups we wanted, and it just didn’t work out in our favor. We had plenty of opportunities to win the game but we just couldn’t do it.”
FAU jumped out to a 2-0 lead before the Hoosiers tied it up in the top half of the fifth inning. The Owls put two more on the scoreboard in the bottom half of the frame.
Indiana loaded the bases with two outs in the 9th facing FAU closer Cameron Ragsdale. Normally reliable, he would give up back-to-back hits after issuing a walk to his first batter. Abraham dropped the ball on a tag at home which allowed the Hoosiers to take a 5-4 lead.
Trailing for the first time on the afternoon, Florida Atlantic loaded the bases with no outs in the 8th but could only manage one run. Eric Rivera led off with a double before later coming home on a fielders choice.
With Ragsdale holding IU in the 9th, Gary Mattis would tie it up at 6-6 in the Owls' turn at the plate, blasting his first collegiate home run to left. Rivera then produced another extra base hit stretching a would be double into a triple but he was left on.
In the 10th FAU had the bags full with two outs but Stephen Kerr attempted to steal home and was thrown out at the plate.
Mark Nowatnik tossed the final two innings for the Owls, retiring all six Hoosiers he faced, and three by strikeout.
UPDATED SCHEDULE: 2017 FAU Baseball Schedule - FAU Owl's Nest
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