| Florida Atlantic at Florida Gulf Coast | Swanson Field | |
| Game Details | Fort Myers, Fla. | Tuesday, May 10 at 6:30 pm |
| Game Coverage | Live Stats HERE; Listen Live HERE |
| Starting Pitchers | FAU – RHP Nicholas Del Prado vs. FGCU – LHP Gus Carter |
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FORT MYERS, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic University baseball team (30-18), fresh off a pivotal series win over La. Tech over the weekend, will make the short trip to Fort Myers on Tuesday for one final midweek matchup with Florida Gulf Coast (29-18).
OWLS IN REVIEW
The Owls closed out the weekend series against La. Tech with a 5-2 victory on Sunday. Tyler Burnham improved to 6-0 with six innings of one-run ball. Nolan Schanuel hit a two-run homer in the first inning and later doubled to plate another. Nicholas Toney was 3-for-3 with two doubles to go along with his second home run of the season. Robert Wegielnik took over in the seventh and recorded his second nine-out save of the season.
FAU (15-9) is now in sole possession of third place in Conference USA, one game behind UTSA (16-8) for second. The Owls have six C-USA games remaining – a home series against Charlotte (14-10) this weekend and a trip to Marshall (9-15) next week.
WHO’S HOT
1B Nolan Schanuel: 6-for-10, HR, 7 RBI in the last two games
C Nicholas Toney: 6-for-8, HR, 2 2B, 3 RBI in his last two games
RP Sam Drumheller: 0 runs, 0 walks, 3 hits allowed in his last 5.2 innings (two appearances)
THE OWLS’ OPPONENT
FGCU took two of three from Kennesaw State on the road over the weekend. In Sunday’s 10-9 series finale victory, sophomore outfielder Ian Farrow homered twice and drove in seven runs. Farrow also homered in the first game of Saturday’s doubleheader. He finished the weekend 6-for-9 with 12 RBI.
On the mound, lefthander Gus Carter pitched 3.1 in the second game of Saturday’s doubleheader. He allowed just one hit and no runs. Carter, a senior, will be making his first start of the season on Tuesday against FAU.
PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS
FAU – Nicholas Del Prado (RHP) (1-1, 5.40 ERA) vs. FCGU – Gus Carter (LHP) (1-0, 4.32 ERA)
OPPONENT HISTORY
This will be the rubber game of the season series between the Owls and the Eagles. The home team has won each meeting so far. FGCU prevailed back on April 19. The Eagles did all their scoring in the fifth inning in route to a 5-1 final. The Owls evened the series with a 6-4 victory one week later in Boca. Max Martzolf struck out 11 in 4.1 innings to preserve the win.
OWLS’ BASEBALL ON SOCIAL MEDIA
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AFTER THIS
The Owls will close out the home schedule with three against Charlotte this weekend. Saturday’s senior day presentation will begin at 3:30 pm.
TICKETS
Tickets can be purchased by calling 1-866-FAU-OWLS or visiting FAU’s baseball tickets website.
