Florida Atlantic baseball’s Tyler Frank spent the majority his freshman season behind the plate, a position he hadn't played since his youth days. He surpassed expectations and earned a spot on Conference USA’s All-Freshman Team.
The Florida Atlantic baseball season just ended on Sunday, marking the start of the offseason for most players on the team. For a select few members of the team, their focus will shift toward the next chapter of their lives with the potential to be selected in the MLB Amateur Draft.
Drawing a No. 2 seed in the University of Miami hosted NCAA Regional tournament, head coach John McCormack and Florida Atlantic baseball had their eyes on a potential rematch with the Hurricanes during the tournament.
After earning the first Conference USA regular season title in program history before falling short in the postseason conference tournament, Florida Atlantic baseball will return to the diamond on Friday, June 1 to compete in its 12th NCAA Regional Tournament in program history.
Heading into the Conference USA tournament and potentially an appearance in the NCAA regional tournament, Florida Atlantic baseball's bond as a team has never been stronger.
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.
Following a second weather postponement between the two teams this season, No. 17 Florida Atlantic baseball (30-13) traveled to Coral Gables to take on the No. 3 University of Miami Hurricanes on Thursday night. Although FAU won its previous matchup 4-3 against the Hurricanes on April 20, Miami would even the season series at one win apiece following its 5-2 victory over the Owls.
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.
