| 5/7/2024 | Baseball | Box Score BOCA RATON, Fla. – Florida Atlantic baseball defeated Florida Gulf Coast 9-6 on Tuesday at home in non-conference midweek action. THE BEGINNING The teams traded unearned runs in the first inning. FGCU scored on Owls’ error and the Owls tied it on a passed ball. It was 3-2 FAU in the fifth when the Owls put together three straight hits. Carter Brady doubled and Patrick Ward picked up an infield single to spark the rally. The two then executed a double steal of second and home and Brando Leroux followed with a double off the left field wall to make it 5-2. Spencer Rich went to the opposite field for an RBI single to add another. THE TURNING POINT The Owls seemed to be in control and on course for a victory until FGCU posted four runs in the top of the eighth to tie the game. Danny Trehey struck out back-to-back Eagles’ hitters with the bases loaded to escape the jam and keep the game tied. In the bottom of the frame, Daulton Frank immediately put the Owls back on top. A solo home run, the first of his career, made it 7-6. John Schroeder then went back-to-back with his ninth homer of the season. They would add one more on a groundball to lead 9-6. THE FINISH Trehey made quick work of the first two hitters in the ninth before running into trouble. Again with the bases loaded, he was able to get a strikeout to end the game and elude any damage. HIGHLIGHTS QUOTABLE Postgame with @FAUCoachMac #WinningInParadise pic.twitter.com/Oswoi3lMiG– Florida Atlantic Baseball (@FAUBaseball) May 7, 2024 THE BATS Christian Adams and Brady led the offense with two hits each. Both finished 2-for-4 with two runs scored. Emilio Gonzalez reached base four times with two singles and two walks. Frank also walked twice in addition to his first career home run. Schroeder’s homer was his team leading ninth of the season. The Owls outhit FGCU 12-9. THE ARMS The Owls used seven pitchers starting with Max Martzolf who allowed one unearned run in two innings. Tyler Murphy held the Eagles scoreless in the third and fourth innings. Dawson Ball followed Ben Gilbert out of the pen in the fifth and went 1.1 scoreless. Braden Ostrander struck out the side in the seventh. Sam Drumheller was knocked around for four runs on three hits before turning it over to Trehey in the eighth. All six outs recorded by Trehey were strikeouts. He allowed two hits and walked three. WHAT’S NEXT The Owls head to Houston for their penultimate conference series against Rice starting Friday night. 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. |
