Final: https://twitter.com/search/%23FAU takes down https://twitter.com/search/%23WKU 5-4 to win their opening game of the Sun Belt Conference Tournament. Owls have now won eight straight.

— The Owl's Nest (@TheOwlsNest_ITB) May 22, 2013

Gomber (7.1 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 7 K) is awarded the win for https://twitter.com/search/%23FAU. Adams picks up the save and becomes the Sun Belt all-time leader.

— The Owl's Nest (@TheOwlsNest_ITB) May 22, 2013

Corey Keller went 1-for-3 with 2 RBIs for https://twitter.com/search/%23FAU in the win, as freshman Brendon Sanger hit his 2nd career triple and drove in a pair of runs.

— The Owl's Nest (@TheOwlsNest_ITB) May 22, 2013

https://twitter.com/search/%23FAU will play the winner of Arkansas State and Troy, Thursday at 5 pm in the double-elimination tournament.

— The Owl's Nest (@TheOwlsNest_ITB) May 22, 2013

wonder how deep of a run in the tournament and regionals will help the baseballs team cause for money for renovations to the stadium.

Andrew said

Tweet: #FAU will play the winner of Arkansas State and Troy, Thursday at 5 pm in the double-elimination tournament.

Any idea on when we find out who we play?

HootinHollerin said

Any idea on when we find out who we play?

Troy leads Arkansas State 3-0, Top 6th.

Fourth-seeded Florida Atlantic held onto defeat fifth-seeded WKU, 5-4, in game one of the 2013 Sun Belt Conference Baseball Tournament held at M.L. "Tigue" Moore Field in Lafayette, La despite a brief delay from inclement weather.

FAU moves onto Thursday's winner’s bracket and will face the winner of game two of the tournament between top-seeded Troy and eighth-seeded Arkansas State at 5:00 p.m. ET. The Owls have now won eight consecutive games.

The Owls (36-20) struck first in the bottom of the first inning plating four runs in the inning. FAU's Nathan Pittman, the leadoff hitter, reached first on a fielding error by WKU's Steve Hodgins. Levi Meyer of FAU then singled, advancing Pittman to second. A wild pitch moved Pittman to third and Meyer to second. Mark Nelson was then walked. Tyler Rocklein flied out to right field scoring Pittman on the sac-fly. Brendon Sanger then tripled to right center scoring both Meyer and Nelson. Corey Keller flew out to center scoring Sanger from third for the fourth and final run of the inning.

“I feel really comfortable at the plate right now. I’ve been seeing a lot of pitches and seeing them well,” said Sanger, a freshman from Fort Myers, Fla. “We’re on a roll right now and I hope we can keep it going and do big things at this tournament. We are pitching well, fielding well and really hitting the ball.”

FAU would add another run in the bottom of the third as Meyer would score on a Keller double to left field.

FAU's Austin Gomber earned the win for the Owls and had no setbacks from the weather delay in the third inning. Gomber pitched 7.1 innings allowing six hits and three runs while striking out seven.

WKU (28-28) threatened in the eighth-inning scoring four runs, three on a home run by senior Ryan Huck. Hodgins opened the inning with a shot to right field that just stayed inside of the foul pole to cut FAU's lead to four.  Gomber then walked Trevor Lowe and then struck out Thomas Peter. Scott Wilcox would single through the right side giving the Toppers first and second with one out. Kevin Alexander replaced Gomber for the Owls to face Ryan Huck who had struck out in the previous two at-bats. Huck took the first two pitches he was shown, both for strikes, but fouled-off a few other pitches before blasting a three-run homer over the center-field wall to trim the Owl lead to one. Alexander would retire the next two Topper batters to end the threat in the eighth.

FAU's Hugh Adams came on in relief in the top of the ninth to close out the game and earn his 16th save of the season.

With the loss, WKU will now face the loser of game two between the Trojans and Red Wolves. That game will take place on Thursday, May 23 at 10:00 a.m. ET.

FAU will face Troy tomorrow at 5 pm. The top-seeded Trojans escaped a late rally from Arkansas State to win 3-2.

— The Owl's Nest (@TheOwlsNest_ITB) May 22, 2013