| FIU at Florida Atlantic | FAU Stadium | |
| Series Details | Boca Raton, Fla. | Friday, April 29, 6:30 p.m. | Saturday, April 30, 4 p.m. | Sunday, May 1, 12 p.m. |
| Game Coverage | Live Stats HERE; Watch Live HERE |
| Friday, April 29 | 6:30 p.m. | FAU — Hunter Cooley (LHP) vs. FIU – Patrick Pridgen (RHP) |
| Saturday, April 30 | 4 p.m. | FAU – Jacob Josey (RHP) vs. FIU — TBA |
| Sunday, May 1 | 12 p.m. | FAU — Tyler Burnham (LHP) vs. FIU — TBA |
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BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic University baseball team looks to make it three straight wins when they welcome FIU to town on Friday night. The Owls enter the weekend tied for the fourth in C-USA with 12 games to go.
GAME PROMOTIONS
Friday – FAU Red Bucket Hat Giveaway
Saturday – Bingo at the Ballpark
Sunday – National Lemonade Day (lemonade available in the concession stand)
OWLS IN REVIEW
The Owls are coming off a 6-4 win on Tuesday over Florida Gulf Coast. Max Martzolf picked up the win with 4.2 innings of relief work. He struck out 11 batters and didn’t allow a hit to preserve the two-run victory.
Last weekend, the Owls dropped two of three to Old Dominion. The Monarchs hit 11 home runs in the series. FAU was saved on Sunday by a strong start from Tyler Burnham, a three-hit day from Dylan Goldstein, and a three-inning save from Robert Wegielnik.
WHO’S HOT
OF Dylan Goldstein: 6-for-10, 2 HR, 6 RBI in the last three games
C Caleb Pendleton: 5-for-10, 3 RBI in the last three games
SP Tyler Burnham: 16 IP, 4 ER, 9 hits, 10 strikeouts in his last three starts
THE OWLS’ OPPONENT
FIU started the season 6-0 but has since gone just 6-26. The Panthers did earn a non-conference win over Bethune-Cookman on Tuesday to snap a six-game slide. Their four C-USA wins this season have come against Marshall, Old Dominion, and WKU. Redshirt junior Alec Sanchez leads FIU with nine home runs and 32 RBI. His 41 hits are also a team high.
PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS
Friday | FAU — Hunter Cooley (LHP) (5-3, 4.76 ERA) vs. FIU – Patrick Pridgen (RHP) (2-5, 4.50 ERA)
Saturday | FAU – Jacob Josey (RHP) (4-3, 5.95 ERA) vs. FIU – TBA
Sunday | FAU — Tyler Burnham (LHP) (4-0, 3.21 ERA) vs. FIU — TBA
OPPONENT HISTORY
FAU and FIU played each other eight times in 2021. The Owls won six of the eight and lead the all-time series 73-51. They are 16-4 in the last 20 against the Panthers.
OWLS’ BASEBALL ON SOCIAL MEDIA
Follow along with the team on Twitter @FAUBaseball, on Instagram and “like” FAU baseball on Facebook.
AFTER THIS
The Owls will not play a midweek game for the first time all season. They’ll head to Ruston, La. for a series with Louisiana Tech beginning next Friday at 7 pm (EST).
TICKETS
Tickets can be purchased by calling 1-866-FAU-OWLS or visiting FAU’s baseball tickets website.
