The Owls have arrived for practice at the C-USA Tourney. First game in 24 hours. #FAU pic.twitter.com/GpPb8bKYqX

— FAU Baseball (@FAU_Baseball) May 19, 2015

What:    #7 ODU (27-27) vs. #2 FAU (38-15)

When:      Wed, May 20th at 5:00 PM

Where:    Pete Taylor Park


Video:    Here *FEE

Audio:    Here

Stats:     Here


Projected Starting Pitchers:

ODU - RHP Sam Sinnen (6-2, 2.39 ERA)
FAU - LHP Brandon Rhodes (3-1, 3.36 ERA)


Notes

Florida Atlantic (38-15) is participating in its first C-USA Baseball Championship and will be the No. 2 seed.

Junior OF Brendon Sanger was named  C-USA Player of the Year on Tuesday. He's started all 53 games for the Owls and finished the regular season leading the league in batting average (.377), walks (49) and on-base percentage (.494). He was second in hits (78) and runs scored (49), third in triples (4) and total bases (122), and seventh in RBI (44). Sanger became the all-time leader in triples at FAU with ten in his career, and has now reached base safely in 58 of FAU’s last 60 games.

Senior RHP Drew Jackson improved to 6-2 after the Owls' 6-4 win over WKU on Friday while lowering his ERA to 2.09 following a two-hit performance. In 60.1 innings pitched, Jackson has allowed just 14 walks while striking out 47.

The Monarchs (27-27) will enter the C-USA Championship as the No. 7 seed after winning six of their final nine games. Sophomore RHP Sam Sinnen and sophomore LHP Adam Bainbridge each posted ERA’s below 3.00 to lead the team. Sinnen was 6-2 with a 2.39 ERA and 51 strikeouts with just 11 walks in 60.1.

The Owls took two-of-three from the Monarchs in Boca Raton during the regular season. With a line-up shift, Brandon Rhodes gets the call on the mound for FAU. Rhodes went 5.2 innings, scatting six hits and allowing one run in the Owls' 8-2 win of game three on April 26th. FAU was on the losing end of a 15-3 result against Sinnen.

Weather could be an issue at times on Wednesday with a 50% chance of thunderstorms in the area.

The rain follows us to MS, game will not start at 4pmCST, stay tuned Owl Fans. pic.twitter.com/QWA9yjsKpq

— J. McCormack (@FAUCoachMac) May 20, 2015

Start of Game 3 between ODU and FAU is officially scheduled for 7:48 PM EDT.

— FAU Owl's Nest (@TheOwlsNest_ITB) May 20, 2015

Rhodes first pitch is in for strike one to Rutherford, and we are under way, finally, in Hattiesburg.

Starting Lineups:

ODU: Rutherford 1b, Ostrich 1b, Higgins 3b, Eldridge lf, Perez c, Myers 8, Sinnen K  dh, Walker rf, McMurray 2b, Sinnen S p

FAU: Kerr 2b, Endris lf, Sanger rf, Santiago 3b, Collins cf, Puerta 1b, Dicks dh, Chatham ss, Miller R c, Rhodes p

ODU gets a 2B, but Rhodes leaves him standing. Middle 1, ODU 0, #FAU coming to the plate.

— FAU Owl's Nest (@TheOwlsNest_ITB) May 20, 2015

Kerr gets leadoff 2B, Endris moves him to 3b, and Sanger gets the Sac Fly to give #FAU the early lead.

— FAU Owl's Nest (@TheOwlsNest_ITB) May 21, 2015

End 1: #FAU 1, ODU 0. 5-6-7 coming up for ODU.

— FAU Owl's Nest (@TheOwlsNest_ITB) May 21, 2015

Rhodes shows extraordinary poise after a leadoff 2B, and freezes the runner at 2b. Middle 2, #FAU 1, ODU 0.

— FAU Owl's Nest (@TheOwlsNest_ITB) May 21, 2015

Dicks gets a single, but is left on. End 2, #FAU 1, ODU 0. 9-1-2 coming up for ODU in 3rd.

— FAU Owl's Nest (@TheOwlsNest_ITB) May 21, 2015