2/24/2025 | Baseball
ORLANDO, Fla. – Florida Atlantic baseball will test its mettle on the road for the first time on Tuesday night when they meet UCF in Orlando. Both teams enter the matchup at 6-1. First pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m.
OWLS IN REVIEW
- Florida Atlantic took two of three from UConn over the weekend
- On Friday, Jake Millan homered and Trey Beard struck out 10 in a 5-4 victory
- The Owls led 17-1 after three innings on Saturday before the Huskies rallied in the middle innings
- The lead was cut to 19-15 before the Owls pulled away late
- Brando Leroux doubled four times to tie the FAU single-game record – he also finished with seven RBI
- Jake Duer had four hits for the second straight day – he was named to the AAC Weekly Honorable Mention list on Monday
- The TCU transfer is the leader across all of DI in hits, with 17
- Marshall Lipsey and Ayden Garcia each homered and finished with five RBI
- The Owls’ six-game win streak was halted on Sunday in a 5-3, 10-inning defeat
THE OPPONENT
- UCF also saw its six-game win streak ended on Sunday in a 5-3 defeat to Bryant
- The Knights swept Siena on opening weekend and knocked off Mizzou last Tuesday
- Tuesday’s projected starter is Matt Sauser – the sophomore pitched four shutout innings last Tuesday in the win over Mizzou
- Matt Prevesk leads UCF with two home runs and 10 RBI through the first seven games
- UCF went 37-21 last season and advanced to the Tallahassee Regional
OPPONENT HISTORY
- UCF leads the all-time series 49-41
- The Knights won both matchups last season – 3-2 in Orlando and 11-6 in Boca Raton
- The Owls swept the season series in 2023
WHAT’S NEXT
- The Owls return home Friday to start a three-game series with Fordham
THE TICKETS
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