HATTIESBURG, Miss. – Conference USA released its postseason and superlative awards for baseball on Tuesday. Florida Atlantic University received four selections with Nolan Schanuel and Gabriel Rincones, Jr. on the first team and Hunter Cooley and Dylan Goldstein on the second team. Rincones was also named as the league’s Newcomer of the Year.
GABRIEL RINCONES, JR.
In his first season at FAU, the native of Glenrothes, Scotland led the Owls with 66 RBI and tied for the team lead with 18 home runs. Rincones started all 55 games and hit .346. He finished in the top five in C-USA in nearly every offensive category including RBI, hits (79), and runs scored (58). Rincones is the first player in program history to earn the Conference USA Newcomer of the Year award.
NOLAN SCHANUEL
Named as a Preseason All-American in January, Schanuel has once again started every game this season at first base. The sophomore hit .372 with 14 home runs and 53 RBI. He finished second in C-USA with 80 hits. Schanuel was a second team All-C-USA selection last season.
HUNTER COOLEY
The senior led Conference USA in innings pitched (98) and tied for the league lead in wins (8). Cooley tossed two complete games and went seven or more innings in seven of 10 C-USA starts. The Vero Beach native was also a second team all-conference selection in 2021.
DYLAN GOLDSTEIN
Another new face in the FAU lineup, Goldstein started all but one game in the regular season. After moving into the cleanup spot in the Owls’ lineup in early April, the sophomore transfer hit .360 with 11 home runs and 33 RBI in 29 games. He finished the regular season tied with Rincones for the team lead in home runs (18) and led the Owls with a .486 on-base percentage.
The Owls begin the postseason on Wednesday with the first round of the C-USA Tournament. They’ll meet UTSA at 8:30 pm at Southern Miss.’ Pete Taylor Park.
For the full all-conference release from C-USA visit https://conferenceusa.com/sports/baseball.
