2021 C-USA Baseball Championship
What a clutch double play from the Owls defense! @DanteVisconti forces a ground ball for the 4-6-3 to end the Blue Raider threat!#MTSU 8 - #FAU 9 | M8 | @LealLaw pic.twitter.com/VdGMcNd1gG
— FAU Owl's Nest (@FAU_Owls_Nest) May 28, 2021
LOL
Yes, hello? Do you have any insurance!? @NSchanuel hits this two-RBI double in the gap! That was sandwiched between a @BJMurray14 RBI single and a pair of RBI hits from Loden and @CalebPendleton9 for 9⃣ unanswered Owl runs!#MTSU 8 - #FAU 14 | T9 | @LealLaw pic.twitter.com/S7OzBJPbOq
— FAU Owl's Nest (@FAU_Owls_Nest) May 28, 2021
FAU survives and advances to the semifinals!
OWLS WIN! | #FAU 14 - #MTSU 8@FAUBaseball with a season-high 20 hits, the most in the #CUSA Tournament in over a decade, to SURVIVE and ADVANCE to the Semifinals!@CalebPendleton9: 4-5, 2 HR, 3 RBI
— FAU Owl's Nest (@FAU_Owls_Nest) May 28, 2021
Loden: 3-5, HR, 3 RBI
NEXT: vs. #ODU tomorrow, 10 AM #GoOwls 👌 pic.twitter.com/h2U1eHq9NT
JUST IN: @FAUCoachMac hints that @samdrumheller will get the nod to start on the mound tomorrow morning in the #CUSA semifinal vs. #ODU. The appearance will be the first start of the season for the Tampa native.
— FAU Owl's Nest (@FAU_Owls_Nest) May 28, 2021
📸: @FAUAthletics pic.twitter.com/Shgbtrje4i
Florida Atlantic uses an offensive explosion to overcome Middle Tennessee 14-8. The dramatic win saw five lead changes and nine unanswered FAU runs. The win keeps the Owls' season alive as FAU earns a date with Old Dominion tomorrow morning in the semifinals.
The Rundown
- A day after recording 11 hits on a stout Charlotte pitching staff, FAU knocks a season-high 20 hits tonight for the most hits in the C-USA Tournament since Rice hit for the same number against Houston in 2010.
- FAU's five home runs also set a new program season-high. The Owls have hit four homers on a pair of occasions, against UCF in the second game of the season and vs. Seton Hall a week later.
- The Owls made the most of their run-scoring opportunities, stranding only five runners on base. Five out of eight inning opening at bats saw an Owl on base, and only two were stranded.
- Once they took the lead in the seventh inning, Middle Tennessee inserted David Zoz into the contest. The All-Conference first team relief pitcher is considered one of the best closers in C-USA. After giving up just 12 runs all season, the senior stud gave up eight tonight to the Owls.
"When I saw him (David Zoz) jog down there and they took the three run lead.. I was nervous. I though 'oh my God' because I would've done the same thing. He's the best closer in the conference, and it's do-or-die, so get him in the game as soon as possible. And they did, so I cannot believe that (the eight runs) happened." -FAU Head Coach John McCormack.
The Owls will play Old Dominion in the C-USA semifinals tomorrow morning at 10. FAU will need to beat the Monarchs twice in order to reach the final Sunday.
UPDATED SCHEDULE: HERE
Bats working at the right time. At this point no one has pitching left, which works in our favor.
Best case scenario for the conference is us winning the tournament and we will have five teams make it t9 regionals: us, usm, la tech, Charlotte, and odu.
Can the Owls work some magic?!?!?
NJOWL said
…my buddy from jersey watched the game because he bet on it. He was certainly impressed!Posted On: May 28th 2021, 9:09 PM #402294
Had no idea people bet on college baseball?!
What: (5) Florida Atlantic vs. (4) Old Dominion
When: Sat, May 29th at 10:00 AM
Where: Ruston, LA | J.C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park
Stream: ESPN+
Stats: Here
Projected Pitchers:
FAU - RHP Braden Ostrander (1-2, 3.38)
ODU - LHP Tommy Gertner (2-1, 4.47)
In a change of plans to what was originally forecast, Coach McCormack has tapped RHP Braden Ostrander for the hill in game one of a hopeful double-header against the Monarchs on Saturday. Ostrander threw a frame in Norfolk allowing one hit to accompany three Monarch strikeouts in the Owls' lone regular season series win back in April.
Old Dominion will toss LHP Tommy Gertner out of the gate. Gertner went 3.2 innings against the Owls earlier in the season, giving up one run on three hits, while setting down four FAU batters.
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