Florida Atlantic baseball was unable to get its offense going on Sunday after scoring 19 runs in the first two games, preventing the Owls (25-9-1, 12-3 Conference USA) from sweeping Marshall over the weekend.
In a series featuring the two Owls of Conference USA, Mother Nature ultimately stood out the most, as rain lead to a postponement of one game and the cancellation of Sunday’s finale between No. 13 Rice University and No. 16 Florida Atlantic baseball.
The University of Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles came to Boca Raton on Friday with a two-game lead over Florida Atlantic baseball and were one game ahead of Rice University, for the top spot of the Conference USA standings.
After rain caused the No. 17 ranked Florida Atlantic and No. 1 University of Miami baseball teams to have to wait three weeks later than anticipated to meet for the first time this year, the Owls took home a 4-3 victory.
Trailing by one run at the top of the ninth inning, Florida Atlantic sophomore right fielder Jose Bonilla Traverso stepped up to the plate with two outs. He laced the game-tying single to left field, pushing the No. 16 Owls into their third extra-inning game in their last five games.
Florida Atlantic senior right fielder Brett Lashley started a scoreless 11th inning by cracking a single to the left field, bringing home sophomore catcher Gunnar Lambert as part of five-run inning at the top of the 11th for FAU.
The Florida Atlantic baseball team sat through a rain out on Friday and a rain delay on Saturday, but still managed to sweep the University of Alabama at Birmingham Blazers to stay at the top of the Conference USA standings.
