2018 Gainesville Regional  (4) Columbia vs. (3) Florida Atlantic


What:      (4) Columbia vs. (3) Florida Atlantic

When:     Sat, June 2nd at 1:00 PM
             

Where:    Alfred A. McKethan Stadium

Stream:   ESPN3

Stats:      Here


Projected Pitchers

COL - RHP Jordan Chriss (2-6, 5.47 ERA)
FAU - RHP Mark Nowatnick (3-3, 3.29 ERA)

Every loss in a tournament is huge. The easy path is in the winners bracket. Less wear on arms. More rest on arms.Now we have our backs against the wall.

The Lions will go with RHP Jordan Chriss (2-6, 5.47 ERA).

Is there a mercy rule to get this game over and save pitching?

Owls have shown Columbia no mercy, scoring 6 in the first, 2 in the third, and 1 in both the fourth and fifth via one-run home runs.

FAU leads the Lions 10-0 in the middle of the fifth.

DeltAlumnus said

Is there a mercy rule to get this game over and save pitching?

Posted On: Jun 2nd 2018, 2:42 PM #378598

No, not in regionals…

Owls Down Columbia 11-2 to advance in Gainesville

OWLS WIN! #FAU posts 11-2 VICTORY over Columbia in Regional action! Abraham 2RBI, HR. Miranda & Montes 2RBI ea. Nizza HR, Summerall HR. Frank & Wilson RBI ea. WP Nowatnick 4IP 2H 0R 2BB 3K. Bullpen 5IP 6H 2R 4K. Next vs UF/JU loser Sun @ 1PM #GoOwls! 👌 pic.twitter.com/ZAbAFf0ZOj

— FAU Owl's Nest (@FAU_Owls_Nest) June 2, 2018

Florida Atlantic saw the first six hitters reach, and end the first with all six coming across, towards a 11-2 victory over Columbia to stay alive in the Gainesville Regional on Saturday afternoon. The Owls will play whoever does not win in Saturday’s nightcap between Florida and Jacksonville, on Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m.

“I am very proud of our team, they came ready to play,” said Head Coach John McCormack. “We talked about getting off to a fast start and we did. (Mark) Nowatnick threw very well and set the tone for the other pitchers … Survive and move on.”

Tyler Frank and Cody Wilson started off Saturday’s game for the Owls (41-18-1) with a double off the wall and triple to the wall, respectively, to combine for the game’s first run. David Miranda walked, Jared DeSantolo scored Wilson with a single, and Joe Montes pushed both Miranda and DeSantolo in with a single of his own. Kevin Abraham notched a sac fly, and after a walk, Columbia (20-30) turned to the bullpen. But two batters later, Frank came back up again and knocked in run No. 6, with a two-out single, to finish out the opening-inning scoring.

Miranda padded the lead with a two-out single to score two in the third, and the last three Owl runs came on solo homers to left: Abraham in the fourth, Richie Nizza in the fifth, and Andru Summerall in the ninth. As the runs kept pouring in, FAU pitching stymied Columbia bats, as four hurlers combined to scatter two runs on eight hits to advance the Owls to the consolation finale.

Nice job answering Friday night loss.  Now do we dare save medniek one more game for championship matchup possibility or use him up for greater chance of reaching regional championship and then hope for the best.  Tough call for coach Mac.

Roscoeowl said

Nice job answering Friday night loss.  Now do we dare save medniek one more game for championship matchup possibility or use him up for greater chance of reaching regional championship and then hope for the best.  Tough call for coach Mac.

Posted On: Jun 2nd 2018, 5:29 PM #378602

We have to beat UF twice if we win. Three in a row that’s why that game is critical. Sanford beat FSU yesterday. Maybe one day FAU’s top guys will come up big in a regional.
It’s just old to seeing Costal Carolina win a title and other major upsets and we are 0-9 for our last 9 opening regional games.

FAU,FIU,UF,FSU,UM,FGCU,USF,UCF,UJ,UNF,Stetson.Man winning in Florida is tough! That is why getting to Omaha is so special.