mlbboca said

The grounding into DPs seems to come in spurts. When we hit into a GDP in the 5th inning of Saturday's first game, that was the first time to do so in 81 innings (starting in the 2nd game against Monmouth - the 6th game of the season). There was a 64 INT 3 called due to interference in the first game against St John's, but when the batter is called out by interference on a preceding runner, that does not count as a GDP and only a DP. In fact, during that 81-inning stretch, the only other DPs we hit into were an L43 in the second game vs St John's and a failed sac bunt attempt that turned into an L13 in the first game against Boston College.  However, since that first GDP at UTSA, we're into a spurt of them again.  We had three that game first game Saturday, in the 5th, 6th, and 8th, and two in the last game at UTSA, in the 6th and 9th. Then, last night, we added two more, in the 4th and 8th. This spurt of seven in three games is, by far, our worst three-game stretch of the year. It will slow down, and, hopefully, we'll soon enter another extended period of dormancy with the GDP.

Posted On: Mar 12th 2014, 8:54 AM #329804

FAU's lineup for tonight: CF Endris, 2B Kerr, RF Sanger, LF Rocklein, 1B Sabtiago, DH Puerta, 3B Spangler, C Abraham, SS Chatham, P Rhodes

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Rhodes gives up a hit, but gets out of the inning. Owls up to bat in the B1 against Maine.

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Owls load the bases, and Tyler Rocklein draws a walk to score Billy Endris. #FAU leads #Maine 1-0, B1.

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Owls ground into another double play, but a run scores. #FAU leads Maine 2-0, B1.

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Cain Spangler slaps down an RBI single and the Owls are all over Black Bears pitcher Jake Marks. #FAU leads 3-0, B1.

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Maine has switched pitchers, but it doesn't matter. CJ Chatham rips a 2 RBI single to right field. #FAU leads 5-0, B1.

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Owls pick up 5 runs on 5 hits, and they lead the Black Bears 5-0, E1.

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