SERIES THREAD: FAU @ WKU - May 7th - 9th, 2021
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What: WKU (23-21, 13-11 C-USA) vs Florida Atlantic (24-20, 13-11 C-USA)
When: Fri., May 7th at 2:00 PM (DH)
Sat., May 8th at TBD
Sun., May 9th at TBD
Where: Nick Denes Field
Video: CUSA.tv *Subscription Required
Live Stats: Here
WKU Team Site: Here
Series: FAU has gotten the better of WKU in their all-time series, leading 30-13. In the Coach Mac era, FAU has a 24-9 lead.
Projected Starting Pitchers:
FAU - LHP Hunter Cooley (6-3, 3.81)
WKU - RHP Jake Kates (3-2, 3.53)
FAU - LHP Matt Sparling (2-4, 3.71)
WKU - RHP Sean Bergeron (3-5, 3.95)
FAU - TBD
WKU - LHP Devyn Terbrak (2-2, 3.62)
FAU - RHP Javi Rivera (5-0 4.98)
WKU - TBD
Notes
Owls
The FAU Baseball team is coming off of an emotional series victory, winning three of their four games against FIU. This was their second straight series victory, with both of those series being 3-1 victories over FIU. The series reached its climax in game three when Jackson Wenstrom hit a walk-off sacrifice fly after a fight broke out in the play before.
FAU outscored FIU 25-17 in this series, a far cry from their run differential of 40-26 in the first series, but it shows improvement on the pitching front. In particular, SP Javi Rivera had the most dominant outing in this series, pitching a complete game in game four. In 7.0 innings, Rivera struck out eight batters, giving up only five hits and a home run.
The Owls were very disciplined at the plate during last week's series, walking 23 times while striking out 28 times. A near 50/50 split is pretty good, considering FAU pitching struck out 25 batters while only walking 12 in last weekend's series.
LF Mitchell Hartigan had the best series out of all Owls hitters, going 4-9 (.444) with six RBIs and a home run. He only played in three of the four games in last weekend's series after being ejected from game three, the first game of a Sunday doubleheader, after being involved in the aforementioned fight after sliding into the catcher at home plate.
Hilltoppers
In their last series, the WKU Hilltoppers swept Marshall, outscoring the Thundering Herd 41-18. Their best pitching performance came in game two of last week's series when SP Sean Bergeron struck out eight batters and only gave up one run on four hits. In that same game, DH Richard Constantine and LF Justin Carlin each accounted for three RBIs.
Carlin won the C-USA Player of the week award, hitting .500 with three home runs and 12 RBIs. He is a part of a deadly outfield duo with Ray Zuberer III, who he shares a team lead in home runs, each having six. Zuberer III has the lead in RBIs with 30, while Carlin is in third with 25.
RP Mason Vinyard is WKU's top pitcher, boasting a 5-3 record while all 14 of his appearances are from the bullpen. In those 14 appearances, he has a 2.91 ERA and a 1.15 WHIP.
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Tomorrow will now feature a double header for games one and two beginning at 2:00 PM EST.
Games three and four now slated for Saturday and Sunday are TBD.
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We've got ourselves DOUBLE THE BASEBALL today! 🤩⚾️ #FAU and #WKU open their series with a doubleheader.
Game 1⃣ Lineup ⬇️
SP @HunterCooley4
SS Wilfredo Alvarez
3B @BJMurray14
1B @NSchanuel
2B Steven Loden
C @CalebPendleton9
DH @mitchhartigan24
LF @Bose4J
CF @jackowenny pic.twitter.com/q9HypCs7vf— FAU Owl's Nest (@FAU_Owls_Nest) May 7, 2021
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NOTICE: This weekend's #FAU ⚾️ series vs #WKU will NOT be available on C-USA TV.
FAU's friendly voice @Fray8 will have the call on the FAU Athletics Youtube Channel for the entirety of the series.
Broadcast Link ⬇️https://t.co/42xPt6pcru pic.twitter.com/yiyP7EuFt8— FAU Owl's Nest (@FAU_Owls_Nest) May 7, 2021
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Decent Start! 👏
The Owls are able to get two baserunners on, with @BJMurray14 hitting a single, followed by a @NSchanuel hit by pitch, but the Owls aren't able to score them.#FAU 0 - #WKU 0 | M1 | @LealLaw pic.twitter.com/wheG12EvLX— FAU Owl's Nest (@FAU_Owls_Nest) May 7, 2021
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SHEESH🤩
Hunter Cooley MOWED through the top of the WKU order, retiring the first three batters he faced.#FAU 0 - #WKU 0 | E1 | @LealLaw pic.twitter.com/gS5D2J3ufy— FAU Owl's Nest (@FAU_Owls_Nest) May 7, 2021
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Owls fall behind in the third... 🙁
DUE UP ⬇️@mitchhartigan24 @bmorgensen11 @Bose4J #FAU 0 - #FIU 3 | E3 pic.twitter.com/DY3yATTDSR— FAU Owl's Nest (@FAU_Owls_Nest) May 7, 2021
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The Owls have TAKEN THE LEAD! 🤩
A 6⃣-run fifth inning, headlined by a 2 RBI double from @mitchhartigan24 sparked the Owls ahead!#FAU 6 - #WKU 3 | E5 | @LealLaw pic.twitter.com/k5xUsAZCoi— FAU Owl's Nest (@FAU_Owls_Nest) May 7, 2021
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