| 4/28/2024 | Baseball | Box Score TAMPA, Fla. – A three-run home run by Carter Brady proved to be the difference in a 6-3 win for Florida Atlantic baseball over USF on Sunday. The win was the Owls’ first Sunday road victory of the season and pulled them into fourth place in the logjammed AAC standings. THE BEGINNING The Owls (9-9 AAC) fell behind 1-0 in the first inning but quickly tied the game on a Brando Leroux sacrifice fly in the second. A two-run HR by USF’s Drew Brutcher in the ensuing half inning restored the Bulls’ lead to 3-1. THE TURNING POINT An RBI single by Jalen DeBose in the fifth inning cut the deficit to one and set the stage for the Owls’ to take their first lead in the sixth. Singles by John Schroeder and Christian Adams started the inning. Carter Brady took a 1-1 pitch and belted it over the left field fence for a three-run homer. It was a lead the Owls would not relinquish. THE FINISH Steven Andrews relieved Trey Beard and held the Bulls scoreless in the fifth, sixth, and seventh innings before turning it over to Danny Trehey. Another RBI single by DeBose in the ninth provided some insurance and Trehey shut it down in the bottom of the frame to earn the save. QUOTABLE Postgame with @FAUCoachMac #WinningInParadise pic.twitter.com/70WjulOjrB– Florida Atlantic Baseball (@FAUBaseball) April 28, 2024 THE BATS DeBose (2-for-5), Schroeder (2-for-5), and Adams (2-for-4) all recorded multi-hit efforts. Brady’s home run was his sixth of the season. Daulton Frank. Joey Slattery, and Emilio Gonzalez each contributed an extra-base hit. The Owls outhit the Bulls 11-7. THE ARMS Beard made it through four innings with three runs and four hits allowed. He struck out five and walked three.Andrews earned his fourth win three shutout innings. He struck out four and walked one.Trehey walked three but did not concede a hit in his two innings. WHAT’S NEXT The Owls close out a five-game road stretch on Tuesday in Gainesville against Florida. First pitch is set for 4 p.m. They return to Boca Raton to host UAB in conference play next Friday. THE TICKETS To purchase FAU tickets, call 1-866-FAU-OWLS or click HERE. Stay informed by reading FAUSports.com, or through the baseball’s Twitter and Instagram accounts @FAUBaseball. |
