This was a perfect time for Monmouth to come to town. We needed to get some mojo back. Bats are looking good. Arms and gloves need improvement,

Bats needed confidence. Needless to say, they’ve looked good. 

Friday was too many isolated homeruns. No LOB, which is a good thing - but it also means runners weren’t really getting on.

Better on Saturday. 

And beautiful today. Pitching (so far) has only had 1 bad inning. Otherwise, perfect (0 runners). 

Edit: as I typed this pitcher made error. 

Behind the arm of Mike Ruff and bats of the top three hitters in the Owls’ lineup, Florida Atlantic University baseball posted a 9-4 win Sunday to cement a sweep of visiting Monmouth, evening their season record at 6-6 in the process

“Good day, really good day for us, to get a sweep and kind of get back on track a little bit", said Head Coach John McCormack. "I thought Mike Ruff threw exceptionally well. This is the best he’s thrown in an FAU uniform, especially after the second…Proud of him, he’s worked hard (and) he deserves to have success.”

In the first inning on both Friday and Saturday, two-run home runs opened the scoring for the Owls (6-6). Sunday was even better, as it was a three-run shot, with Pedro Pages going opposite field and over the scoreboard in right, after inning-opening singles by Eric Rivera and Gunnar Lambert.

Monmouth (1-8) responded with four runs in the second, but their lead was short-lived. A three-run FAU second, with Lambert knocking in a run on a groundout, and Pages two more with a single to left, pushed the home team back out ahead. Ruff, who threw a 1-2-3 first, then went perfect from the third through sixth innings, and only allowed an infield hit in the seventh, closing out that frame for his longest outing ever as an Owl.

One more Owl run came in the fifth, as Francisco Urbaez tripled, and came in on a Bobby Morgensen double. The last two came in the final FAU at-bat, with back-to-back two-out doubles by Wilfredo Alvarez and Rivera scoring one, and Lambert singling in another, in the bottom of the eighth. After Ruff, Zach Schneider came on for two scoreless innings, with just a hit against him, earning his first save of the season.

The long homestand continues for the Owls Tuesday night, hosting Appalachian State for the first time in program history. First pitch is scheduled for 6:30 PM.

- FAU Baseball SID Jonathan Fraysure

UPDATED SCHEDULE: 2019 FAU Baseball Schedule - FAU Owl's Nest

Glad for the sweep but we ARE giving up WAY TO MANY RUNS! Monmouth NOT a good hitting team!!!