| 4/15/2025 | Baseball | Box Score CORAL GABLES, Fla. – Florida Atlantic baseball dropped a third consecutive one-run game on Tuesday, falling by a 5-4 final to Miami. The Owls (24-12) let a late lead slip as the Hurricanes (21-17) captured the season series two games to one. THE BEGINNING The Owls got a fast start with hits from the game’s first three batters. After a Marshall Lipsey double and a John Martinez single, John Schroeder went to the opposite for a base hit to make it 1-0. Miami tied the game in the second inning, though they did it without a hit. A walk, two stolen bases, and a throwing error allowed a run to score. TURNING POINT The Hurricanes didn’t register their first hit until one out into the fifth inning. UM had runners on second and third, but Reilly Witmer escaped the jam with a strikeout. Miami took the lead for the first time in the sixth and added another run on a solo homer in the seventh to lead 3-1. The Owls responded with a big eighth inning. Nick Romano sparked the offense with an infield single. Brando Leroux laced a double to the left field corner to cut the deficit to 3-2, and Lipsey tripled to tie it. A sacrifice fly by Schroeder restored a 4-3 lead for the visitors. THE FINISH The FAU lead was short-lived, however. In the bottom of the eighth, a leadoff walk, a double, and a sac fly tied the score at 4-4. Another double followed to bring the go-ahead run in, which would be enough for the Hurricanes. The Owls went down in order in the top of the ninth. THE BATS Lipsey’s double and triple extended his reached-base streak to 34 games. Martinez matched Lipsey’s 2-for-4 line with a pair of singles. The Owls outhit Miami 8-5. THE ARMS Before Miami registered its first hit in the fifth inning, the FAU pitching staff had gone 11 consecutive innings without allowing a knock (Memphis’ solo home run in the second inning on Sunday). The Owls used nine pitchers, starting with two innings from freshman Joey Abbazia.Kide Adetuyi handled a scoreless third inning. Dawson Ball recorded the first out of the fourth before turning it over to Witmer for an inning and two-thirds. Dylan Oborne made his first appearance of the season after undergoing Tommy John surgery last spring. The redshirt junior faced two batters in his first action since February 28, 2024. Max Martzolf followed Oborne and recorded the last two outs of the sixth. Ryan Buckler allowed the solo home run in the seventh. Zach Kilby (1-2) was charged with the loss after conceding two runs on two hits and a walk in the eighth. Carter Holjes recorded the final out of the eighth with a strikeout. WHAT’S NEXT The Owls return to conference play with a special Thursday-Saturday series against Wichita State. First pitch for the series opener at the FAU Baseball Stadium on Thursday is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Friday’s start time is also set for 6:30 p.m., while the Saturday finale will begin at 1 p.m. |
