| 3/10/2024 | Baseball | Box Score BOCA RATON, Fla. – Florida Atlantic baseball thrashed FIU 24-2 on Sunday to claim a weekend series victory over its neighbors from the south. The Owls have scored a combined 44 runs in the last two Sunday series finales. THE BEGINNING The avalanche of runs began in the first inning with a solo home run to the opposite field off the bat of Christian Adams. A two-run blast by Carter Brady made it 3-0 after two. THE TURNING POINT The Owls had FIU starter Joel Pineiro reeling after two innings and they delivered a knockout blow in the third. With the bases loaded and no outs, Jalen DeBose connected for a grand slam. That was the end of Pineiro’s day. Later in the frame, after an Andrew McKenna sacrifice fly and a Brando Leroux RBI single, the bases were loaded again. This time John Schroeder did the honors with his second grand slam in as many days. When all was said and done, 14 hitters came to the plate accounting for six hits, 11 runs, and a 14-0 lead. THE FINISH Brady homered again in the fourth to bring the total to 16-0. The scoring was still not close to being over at that point. FIU got on the board with a solo homer in the fifth, but the Owls answered with five more in the bottom of the frame to make it 21-1. They added two in the sixth and one in the seventh before finally failing to score in the eighth for the first time all day. QUOTABLE Postgame with @FAUCoachMac #WinningInParadise pic.twitter.com/odBINu9DLv– Florida Atlantic Baseball (@FAUBaseball) March 10, 2024 THE ARMS Tyler Murphy was perfect through four innings before the home run in the fifth.The sophomore finished with a career high eight strikeouts. He allowed just the one hit.Max Martzolf, Dawson Ball, Zach Abbey, and Brandon Smith followed Murphy out of the bullpen, with each contributing one inning apiece. THE BATS The Owls totaled a season high 18 hits.Schroeder led the way with five RBI and three runs scored. He homered in all three games in the series including two grand slams. Brady also doubled and singled in addition to his two home runs. He finished 4-for-4 before being lifted for a pinch hitter.Jake Millan hit the Owls’ sixth and final home run of the day in the sixth inning. That total was the most since a seven-homer day on March 8, 2022 against Seton Hall. Adams (2), Leroux (2), and Emilio Gonzalez (3) all finished with multi-hit days.Joey Slattery recorded his first career hit and RBI with a single in the seventh.10 different Owls registered at least one RBI. WHAT’S NEXT The Owls will be back in midweek action on Tuesday when Miami visits for the first of four meetings this season. First pitch at the FAU Baseball Stadium is 6:30 p.m. 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. |
