BOCA RATON, Fla. – (March 8, 2020) – A five-run fourth, with all runs scoring with two outs, was all Northeastern needed in defeating the Florida Atlantic University baseball team on Sunday afternoon, 6-1.
Quotable
Head Coach John McCormack:
“Disappointing end to the weekend. Their guy (Sebastian Keane) threw really well, we didn’t make any adjustments at the plate. And again, the big-run inning really hurt us … we’ve got to figure out a way to get out of an inning.”
Full Opening Statement from Coach Mac
The Turning Point
Each freshman starter had thrown up three zeroes heading into the fourth, and FAU’s (9-6) Dante Visconti retired the first two of that inning as well. But a hit batter and three singles scored two runs, and a three-run home run pushed Northeastern’s (9-5) lead to 5-0.
The Finish
Meanwhile, NU’s Sebastian Keane retired the first 11 Owls he faced before a walk, and threw 4 2/3 hitless innings before a two-out single by Jared DeSantolo. The batter prior, Alex Arauz, had walked, went to third on the hit, and came in to score on a Wilfredo Alvarez single. But that literally was all the offense FAU got on the day. A groundout ended that inning and was the first of 13 consecutive outs to end the game by three NU pitchers.
The Arms
· Visconti dropped to 1-1 with the loss
· Brycen Allen and Jon Jon Kostantis dealt two scoreless innings each, each the beneficiary of a groundout double play
The Bats
· The Owls were held to two hits and two walks
· Alvarez notched his fourth RBI; Arauz scored his sixth run
What’s Next
FAU will host Penn for two games this upcoming Tuesday (6:30 p.m.) and Wednesday (4 p.m.) at FAU Baseball Stadium. Get tickets by visiting FAU’s baseball tickets website or by calling 1-866-FAU-OWLS.
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Florida Atlantic University Athletics:
FAU Athletics is comprised of 21 intercollegiate teams involving 450 student-athletes that compete in baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, tennis, indoor and outdoor track, volleyball, beach volleyball, cheer and dance. The Owls are a NCAA Division I-A (FBS) institution and compete in Conference USA and the Coastal Collegiate Sports Association (CCSA) (beach volleyball, men’s swimming). The Owls have been playing football since 2001 and are a perfect 4-0 in bowl games, the most recent being a 52-28 victory over SMU in the 2019 Cheribundi Boca Raton Bowl. The dance team finished its 2014 season No. 8, nationally. FAU cheer won a national championship in 2016.
About Florida Atlantic University:
Florida Atlantic University, established in 1961, officially opened its doors in 1964 as the fifth public university in Florida. Today, the University, with an annual economic impact of $6.3 billion, serves more than 30,000 undergraduate and graduate students at sites throughout its six county service region in southeast Florida. FAU’s world-class teaching and research faculty serves students through 10 colleges: the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, the College of Business, the College for Design and Social Inquiry, the College of Education, the College of Engineering and Computer Science, the Graduate College, the Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, the Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing and the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science. FAU is ranked as a High Research Activity institution by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. The University is placing special focus on the rapid development of critical areas that form the basis of its strategic plan: Healthy aging, biotech, coastal and marine issues, neuroscience, regenerative medicine, informatics, lifespan and the environment. These areas provide opportunities for faculty and students to build upon FAU’s existing strengths in research and scholarship. For more information, visit www.fau.edu.
