| 5/22/2024 | Baseball | Box Score CLEARWATER, Fla. – Florida Atlantic baseball eliminated UTSA from the American Conference Tournament on Wednesday, coming away with a 12-5 victory. After a day off on Thursday, the Owls will play the loser between Charlotte and Tulane on Friday. THE BEGINNING With both FAU (27-28) and UTSA (32-24) coming off late nights on Tuesday, it was the Owls who drew first blood in a loser-goes-home game on Wednesday. Christian Adams lined a double to left center in the top of the first to score Daulton Frank. UTSA responded with a solo homer in the bottom of the frame to tie it. The Roadrunners loaded the bases and scored two in the second, but freshman Trey Beard settled in and limited the damage. THE TURNING POINT The Owls needed a big inning, and they got it in the fourth. Spencer Rich’s two-RBI single with the bases loaded tied the game at 3-3. A two-run double by John Schroeder and a first-pitch single by Adams led to three more on the board. FAU departed the inning with a 7-3 lead. THE FINISH Florida Atlantic pulled away for good with a three-run seventh. A sac fly from Brando Leroux, an RBI single by Patrick Ward, and an infield single by Jalen DeBose made it a 10-3 game.After UTSA scored two in the bottom of the eighth, Leroux went deep to the opposite field to lead off the ninth. A Roadrunners’ error contributed to one more run.Steven Andrews followed Sam Drumheller out of the bullpen and set UTSA down in order in the bottom of the ninth. QUOTABLE Postgame with @FAUCoachMac #WinningInParadise pic.twitter.com/r5jRa6khvl– Florida Atlantic Baseball (@FAUBaseball) May 23, 2024 THE BATS Adams finished 4-for-4 and reached base five times.Rich totaled a 3-for-5 line with a double, two RBI, a run scored, and a stolen base. Leroux, Schroeder, Jalen DeBose, and Jake Millan all added two hits apiece. Frank stole a base and scored a run.The 12 runs were scored by 10 different players. THE ARMS Beard completed five innings with three runs on six hits. He struck out four and did not walk a batter. The freshman improved to 4-3. Drumheller bridged the gap to the ninth with three innings. He allowed two unearned runs. Andrews struck out two of three hitters he faced in the ninth. WHAT’S NEXT The Owls will wait to see whether they meet Charlotte or Tulane at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The 49ers and the Green Wave play the second game on Thursday (estimated 4:30 p.m. first pitch). 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. |
