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GAME THREAD: Miami @ FAU - March 27th, 2019

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Owls Baseball Welcomes Hurricanes to Boca


What: Miami (15-9) vs. Florida Atlantic (16-8)

When: Wednesday, March 27th @ 6:30pm

Where: FAU Baseball Stadium


Video: CUSA.tv

Live Stats: Here

Miami Team Site: Here

Series: UM has dominated the series 63-17, including a Hurricanes win early this season. Granted, the last four years has seen just a slight 7-5 advantage for UM.


Projected Starting Pitchers:

FAU - Ryan Sandberg, Jr. RHP (0-1, 2.89)
UM - Slade Cecconi, Fr. RHP (3-1, 2.45)



FAU at a Glance

The Owls return to Boca Raton for four straight following their first trip outside the state of Florida. Last weekend, FAU took the series over an upstart UAB side after taking the first two games in Birmingham. The Owls' comeback effort in Game Three on Sunday feel just short, with the hosts coming out victorious 6-5.

This game against Miami will be the second of a season-long three game set against the Hurricanes. The Owls lost the first match 11-4 in Coral Gables.

Winners of 10 of their last 11, and 13 of their last 15, the Owls will turn to former Saturday SP Ryan Sandberg to start on the mound. Last time out, Sandberg saw 2.1 innings of work in a no-decision start against Rice. His 4 hits and 2 earned runs included a pair of doubles and a homer against the Owls from Houston.

The winning streak has allowed the Owls to flex their bats. FAU now ranks in the top twenty in hits, bating average, home runs, doubles, and slugging percentage.

This weekend the Owls will play their other rivals from Miami-Dade County, as FIU (11-12) takes the trip up to Boca Raton for a three-game series.

Being labeled as a "Premium Game", the stadium gates will open early, two hours before the first pitch.


Miami at a Glance

The Hurricanes are seeing a dip in recent form, having lost six straight after winning 10 of 11. Granted, these losses came against a few solid opponents like UNC, NC State, and one of FAU's 2018 Gainesville Regional opponent, Columbia.

Most recently, UM was swept at home by NC State. The Wolfpack have only lost one game all season, and that was to top ranked Florida State

However, like the Owls, Miami has had a very impressive season offensively. They are currently ranked 10th in the country for home runs with a team total of 27.

Nine different Hurricanes have hit at least one home run this season. 1B Alex Toral has a team-best at 11 HR, followed by 3B Raymond Gil and SS Freddy Zamora who are tied at 5 HR each.

The next and final matchup between these two teams this season will take place on April 3rd down in Coral Gables.
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It's a clear, breezy evening here in Boca Raton! A perfect night to watch some Owls baseball!

 
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Wow. What a waste of a beautiful night and a great turnout.

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A quick 1-2-3 inning from FAU! Despite a shaky 1st inning, the Owls' defense is looking pretty decent tonight.


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Still can't get over Sandberg getting blown up for 5 ER off of 5 hits, 3 of which coming from homers, while registering just a single out in the first.

Like you said Lexi, the defense has played pretty well tonight. Montes and Urbaez stand out immediately.

Jon Jon Kostantis has really righted the ship for the boys. We'll just need the bats to wake up.

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The Owls add 3 more to the board as they play catch up to the Hurricanes heading into the 6th


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ONE RUN GAME LETS GO!!!

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It's a one run game, then Coletti replaces Kostantis just to get blown up. Tough break for a kid who's pitched solid this year.

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The boys made it interesting late, but the pitching let us down on our big night out.



Head Coach John McCormack:

“Not a good night here at the ballpark for us. Extremely disappointed in the way we pitched, and we had some opportunities offensively … the guys got themselves in some good counts, we had a shot there in the sixth. To make it 7-6, I thought the guys rallied. Credit to Miami, their relief pitching did what it was supposed to do, and we end up on the wrong side of (tonight).

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Absolutely shocking stats from Sandberg tonight. Again, Coletti didn't do much better (0.1 IP, 5 R, 4 H, 2BB) but it's hard to play a team like UM with an early 5 run handicap.

Tonight was definetly a learning experience for the boys. Hopefully they'll dust themselves off as FIU comes to Boca licking their lips.


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