BASEBALL POSTGAME – FAU vs. Florida (Press Conference)

Well, the Owls season came to an end on Sunday as they finished as the Regional runner-up in Gainesville.  Unfortuantely, there is no prizes for second place in the NCAA Tournament as the Gators defeated FAU 15-0 and moved on to their fourth Super Regional in school history.  Here is head coach John McCormack, Eddie Cassidy and Raymond Church in the post-game press conference.  Enjoy…

BASEBALL POSTGAME – FAU vs. Oregon State (Press Conference)

Owls drop a tough one to Oregon state today 6-4.  FAU could not overcome falling into a 6-0 hole as starting pitcher Mike Gipson wasn’t hit hard but just gave up too many bloop base hits and the offense could not recover.  Here is the audio from the post game press conference with Gipson and shortstop Nick Delguidice along with head coach John McCormack. 

BASEBALL PREGAME – Oregon State vs. FAU (John McCormack)

Rain delay here in Gainesville, so here is a little fill for all of you Owl fans waiting for this game to get underway…..

Head coach John McComrack joined Jared Smith on the pregame show to chat about the upcoming NCAA Regional.  Enjoy….

BASEBALL POSTGAME – FAU vs. South Alabama (SBC Tourney Day 2)

Another day, another nailbiter for the Owls.  FAU managed to blow a 10-4 lead but held on for a 10-9 victory over South Alabama on day two of the tournament.  The good news, the Owls are sitting pretty and are guaranteed a spot on championsip Saturday.  The bad news, the bullpen continues to struggle, as Bernal and Boyer allowed five runs in the final two innings, but Bernie got the final out to secure the victory. 

Here is the postgame press conference with head coach John McCormack, starter Mike Gipson (who earned his first win since May 2) and reliever Ryan Bernal…

BASEBALL POSTGAME – WKU vs. FAU (SBC Tourney game one)

What a day of baseball in Murfreesoboro.  Mike Albaladejo was the hero of the day as the catcher hit his second career home run to lift FAU over WKU 9-8 in 13 innings.  Enjoy the call…

Here is the post game press conference with Coach McCormack, Mike Albaladejo and Eddie Cassidy…

….FAU continues on in the winners bracket tomorrow at 5 p.m. eastern against South Alabama.  The Owls took 2-of-3 from the Jags on May 9-11 in Mobile.

CHAMPIONSHIP WEEKEND – Audio Highlights

What a weekend for the FAU Baseball program.  After a rough loss on Thursday night, the Owls had to win the final two games of the regular season on Friday and Saturday to clinch the top seed in this week’s Sun Belt Tournament.  Well, FAU did just that…

FRIDAY NIGHT - With the score tied at 5-5 in the ninth, Colby Gratton led off the final frame with a walk-off home run to give the Owls a 6-5 victory
Gratton Walk-Off HR (5.21.10 vs. FIU)

SATURDAY AFTERNOON – The Owls trailed 8-5 heading into the 7th, but FAU exploded for seven runs in the seventh, starting with a home run by Nathan Pittman.
Bottom 7th (5.22.10 vs. FIU)

The long awaited 9th inning, after giving up a home run to leads things off, Andy Mee gets the final three outs to secure FAU’s first Sun Belt title in the sport of baseball
Top 9th (5.22.10 vs. FIU)

….Owls begin postseason play today at 1:3o with a matchup against WKU in the first round of the Sun Belt Tournament.

BASEBALL PREGAME: FAU @ UCF (John McCormack)

Despite this not being an official game, it was worthy noting what head coach John McCormack had to say on the pregame show in the Owls first game in six days on Tuesday against UCF.  Despite the massive thunderstorm  that put a halt to things in the top of the 4th with FAU on top 4-3, Coach Mac got a decent look at his guys and liked what he saw.  Here is what he and Jared Smith chatted about on the pregame interview…

BASEBALL HIGHLIGHTS: FAU @ South Alabama (Final out)

“New glove, new season.”  That has been the motto for Dan Scheffler since burning his glove after a series in New Orleans that saw him commit two errors.  Since that series concluded on April 11, Scheffler has only committed one error since and his new motto has a lot to do with it.  On Sunday in Mobile, the Scheff slick fielding sparked this 3-6-3 twin-killing that ended the game and clinched the series victory against the Jags and pushed FAU into first place of the SBC.  Enjoy….

BASEBALL PREGAME vs. South Alabama (John McCormack)

After three months of solid play, the Owls face arguably their toughest test of the season this weekend when they visit Mobile for a three-game series against South Alabama.  Coach McCormack joined Jared Smith on the pregame show to preview the huge series against the Jags.  Enjoy…

BASEBALL POSTGAME (Arkansas State Game 1 highlights)

Wow! What an ending in game one between FAU and Arkansas State on Friday night.  With the Owls on top 3-1 in the ninth, Andy Mee came on to try to lock down his 10th save of the year.  After a pair of walks put runners on first and second with two out, Michael Faulkner lifted a routine fly ball to left that got caught up in the lights and was mishandled by Colby Gratton.  However, the left fielder recovered to make a solid throw to the plate followed by an athletic diving tag by Albaladejo to end the game.  Enjoy the call….