Well, time to see how clutch our hitting can be.

#Illinois 7 - #FAU 6 | Middle of 9th

Absolutely shocking. Illini load the bases after an intentional walk, then see four straight balls for the go-ahead run.

Johnson, Nizza, and Urbaez will enter the batter's box in the Owls' last attempt to salvage the win.

— FAU Owl's Nest (@FAU_Owls_Nest) February 23, 2019

Too much faith in Schneider.  Not his night.  Why we dont pull him after the homer beyond me.  Gonna change pace of the entire series.  

I just went ahead and said what we're all thinking.

Shocking that the umpire who wouldn’t call a single strike last half inning, has no problem stretching the strike zone now that the Owls are down in the bottom of the ninth.

— FAU Owl's Nest (@FAU_Owls_Nest) February 23, 2019

That was a garbage loss.  Hope it motivates the guys.  

FINAL.

Illini plate four in the ninth, allowing the visitors to take Game One of the three-game set.

FINAL | #Illinois 7 - #FAU 6

A shocking 4-run ninth inning allows the Illini (4-0) to comeback against the Owls (3-2).

Pages - 3H, 1BB
Summerall - 2H, 1 RBI, 1BB
Lambert - 2 run HR
Sanderson - (ND) 6.0 IP, 6H, 6K

Owls will try again tomorrow vs. Illinois at 4:00 PM

— FAU Owl's Nest (@FAU_Owls_Nest) February 23, 2019

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Like Jake said, Coletti did a great job setting up the save for Schneider. But even All-Americans have off days. He'll be back.

Sanderson had a solid day on the mound, followed by a wonderful job from Coletti, who has positioned himself as #FAU's go-to setup man. But it simply wasn't Schneider's night. This is his first blown save since 3/27/18.

— FAU Owl's Nest (@FAU_Owls_Nest) February 23, 2019

Not sure I get the split second outrage about John McCormack not leaving Vince Coletti in for the 9th. Zach Schneider is one of the best closers in college baseball. He’s not an unproven freshman. It’s just a bad loss for FAU. Simple as that. The best closers sometimes blow saves and guys have bad nights.

Gave thst one away.  Too bad

JakeElman said

Not sure I get the split second outrage about John McCormack not leaving Vince Coletti in for the 9th. Zach Schneider is one of the best closers in college baseball. He’s not an unproven freshman. It’s just a bad loss for FAU. Simple as that. The best closers sometimes blow saves and guys have bad nights.

Posted On: Feb 22nd 2019, 10:57 PM #385312

Dont question the move to go to Schneider for the close, hes our guy and that's his specialty.  Do question the decision to keep him in after he blew the lead and win to eventually lose the game.  If it's not his night then its not his night yank em.  Lose this series and it could bite us end of season.  

Looking to rebound from last night's shocking loss, Ryan Sandberg will get the start today for the Owls.

What a PERFECT day for a tailgate ! #FAU is 20 minutes away from tipoff vs. #FIU Basketball at The Burrow AND first pitch vs. #Illinois Baseball across the street. We'll be covering BOTH games, right here, so enjoy the day #OwlNation!#TailgatingInParadise 👌😎👌 pic.twitter.com/2nSTjMhpx0

— FAU Owl's Nest (@FAU_Owls_Nest) February 23, 2019