PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic University baseball team added a mid-week game versus Seton Hall, late last week, which was part of the Port Charlotte “Snowbird” Tournament. The Owls, who were the neutral site’s visiting team, set the tone in the top of the top of the first, belting the first of their six home runs and ultimately tallied 20 hits for the 19-6 victory over Seton Hall.
FAU was credited with 10 extra base hits on Tuesday with Jalen DeBose recording two doubles and Gabriel Rincones, Jr. absolutely mashing a ball to right in his first at bat. It was the first of two Rincones, Jr. would hit on the day, and he added a double. Collectively, the duo would combine for six of the team’s 19 RBI and Jake Millan would add three with his first collegiate hit, a three-run homer.
QUOTABLEHead Coach John McCormack on the win
“These games [played at a neutral site] are unnerving because it is such a departure from what we do every day. We got on the bus for three hours. We got out and took BP at one place. Got back on the bus. Drove to another field and a facility that we are not used to and dealt with the elements – talk about windy. I thought the guys were able to handle it well. We were able to make them chase us and tack on runs as the game went on. Gabe Rincones had a great day. Jackson Ross chipped in with his first home run. Jake Millan got his first home run. Caleb [Pendleton] got his first home run of the year. Dylan Goldstein hit one and [Tyler] Kelder hit one, which was good to see. He had been out of the lineup a couple of game with injury-type stuff. It was good to see him in there and then the pitchers held up. I thought we did a nice job under different conditions than what we are used to.”
THE BEGINNINGArmando led off the game with a single up the middle. Albert would trot home just steps in front of Rincones, who hit a ball so far out the outfielders didn’t even move from their spots. FAU would bat around the lineup and add three more runs, holding a 5-0 lead before the Pirates would come to bat.
THE TURNING POINTThe Owls would total six home runs in the game including a pinch-hit Millan homer and were really never challenged.
THE FINISHNicholas Del Prado drew the start on his birthday and the sophomore picked up his first win of the season. He pitched five innings and was charged with five of the six runs.
THE ARMS
- Del Prado threw five innings, gave up five runs on seven hits and struck out a season high six
- Max Martzolf tossed two innings, gave up just one hit and struck out four
- Hayden Compton pitched a scoreless eighth and Shane Magrann continued his efforts to help the pitching staff by tossing the ninth. Magrann gave up the final Seton Hall run of the game
THE BATS
- The Owls tallied 20 hits
- Rincones was 3-for-5 with four runs score, a double, two home runs and had four RBI
- Kelder was 3-for-5 with three RBI, two runs scored and his third home run of the season
- Dylan Goldstein hit his third home run while Ross, Pendleton and Millan all had their first homer runs of 2022. Millan was credited with three RBI
WHAT’S NEXTFAU will return home for a three-game series versus Sacred Heart, beginning at 6:30 p.m. on Friday and then at 4 p.m. Saturday and noon Sunday.
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