Owls complete another sweep this time over ASU
April 30, 2010 - - The Friday thru Sunday weekend for FAU combined not just April but also fell into May of 2010. It also equaled another sweep for the Owls of Florida Atlantic University.
For even more emphasis, the Owls previous home stand was a sweep over the Hill toppers of WKU, completing it with two games on Saturday.
Instead of extending the games to Sunday, FAU chose to play it out in a double-header on Saturday due to threat of inclement weather experienced the prior day.
Friday, April 30, 2010
The resultant 3-2 victory for the Owls this day occurred due to the bright shining play of FAU in the first four innings. Before the end of the 4th inning, the Owls collected 3 runs to 2 from WKU.
Each team got 4 hits while ASU had one more error than the Owls. Meanwhile Ryan Garton collected his fifth win to 1 loss here in Boca Raton. Garton pitched 7 innings, giving up 4 runs, 2 walks and winding up 2 strikeouts.
Meanwhile, Eddie Cassidy, Andy Mee and Sean Bukovich each hit .333 for the game, while; Raymond Church, Bukovich and Anthony Mesa each crossed the plate once.
Ryan Bernal pitched an inning in relief with two strikeouts, while Andy Mee got his tenth save of 2010. Both pitchers threw to three hitters in relief.
Saturday, May 1, 2010
It’s Saturday again, and what does that mean for the Owl’s of Florida Atlantic University? That means the anchor of FAU’s pitching staff will throw.
In front of 240 of FAU Owls baseball fans, Mike Gipson threw a complete game this day.
Gipson (7-1) threw (109 pitches) of shutout (9 innings) baseball on Saturday with seven strikeouts, three walks and only two hits. In addition, Gipson was named by the Sun-Belt Conference as “pitcher of the week”.
FAU now brings their record to (29-15 overall, 17-7 Sun-Belt) and are in first place within the Conference. Come tournament time, the record they hold thus far will have a big impact on their seeding.
If they have a good seeding in the SBC, it will translate into better chances for advancing to the NCAA’s and the College World Series.
Let’s not get ahead of ourselves now, just enjoy the ride as the Owls surf their way on the tide of maturing second year players.
Sunday, May 2, 2010
Starting pitcher R.J. Alvarez threw 7 innings, struck out four batters and allowed five hits. Ryan Bernal completed the game with the win and now is 5-1 on the season.
Designated hitter Eddie Cassidy went two for three in the contest and collected two RBI. In the third inning, FAU manufactured two runs on two hits leaving two men on base, via Cassidy's single with men on second and third.
In the eighth and final inning, the Owls added another run with one hit and left Arkansas State in the lurch for last ups pressure. That pressure resulted in a Strikeout for the Owls, along with two ground outs, concluding the contest with a score of 3-2 in favor of FAU.
Today, the Owls record stands 31-19, 19-9 at home, 11-9 away and 19-8 in the Sun-Belt. Across the board, these two players are making the largest impact on the teams performance.
Andy Mee (.396 Avg., .604 Slugging, .423 on base percentage, 48 runs scored, 86 hits and 47 RBI). and Dan Scheffler (.393 Avg., .758 Slugging, .507 on base percentage, 53 runs scored, 70 hits, and 57 RBI). Please go here http://tinyurl.com/28k4uhn to find out team leadership stats.
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