2021 Florida Atlantic Owls baseball team

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2021 Florida Atlantic Owls baseball
Florida Atlantic Owls baseball logo.svg
Conference Conference USA
DivisionEast Division
Record32-25 (18-14 C-USA)
Head coach
Hitting coachGreg Mamula
Pitching coachDavid Kopp
Home stadiumFAU Baseball Stadium
Seasons
  2020
2022  
2021 Conference USA baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
East
Charlotte  xy2480 .75040210 .656
No. 16 Old Dominion  y22100 .68844160 .733
Florida Atlantic  18140 .56332250 .561
Western Kentucky  15170 .46927290 .482
FIU  11190 .36720310 .392
Marshall  6260 .18810350 .222
West
No. 22 Louisiana Tech  xy2280 .73342200 .677
No. 23 Southern Miss  y2290 .71040210 .656
UTSA  14170 .45222260 .458
Middle Tennessee  12191 .39124291 .454
Rice  11201 .35923291 .443
UAB  11210 .34418360 .333
x Division champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 7, 2021 [1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2021 Florida Atlantic Owls baseball team represented Florida Atlantic University in the sport of baseball for the 2021 college baseball season. The Owls competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Conference USA. They played their home games at FAU Baseball Stadium, on the university's Boca Raton campus. The team was coached by John McCormack, who was in his thirteenth season at Florida Atlantic.

Contents

Previous season

The 2020 Owls finished 10–6 overall. This season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Preseason

C-USA media poll

The Conference USA preseason poll was released on February 11, 2021 with the Owls predicted to finish in first place in the East Division. [2]

Media poll (East)
Predicted finishTeam1st Place Votes
1Florida Atlantic10
2Old Dominion1
3FIU1
4WKU-
5Charlotte-
6Marshall-

Preseason All-CUSA teams

Personal

Roster

2021 Florida Atlantic Owls roster
 

Pitchers

  • 2 - Jacob Josey - Sophomore
  • 7 - Javi Rivera - Sophomore
  • 14 - Brock Helverson - Redshirt.svg Sophomore
  • 15 - Brycen Allen - Redshirt.svg Junior
  • 16 - Adrien Reese - Junior
  • 18 - Hunter Cooley - Sophomore
  • 21 - Jon Jon Kostantis - Sophomore
  • 22 - Jackson Vescelus - Redshirt.svg Junior
  • 25 - Braden Ostrander - Freshman
  • 26 - Jack Stroud - Freshman
  • 27 - Dylan O'Connell - Redshirt.svg Junior
  • 29 - Evan Waterbor - Sophomore
  • 30 - John Dwyer - Sophomore
  • 31 - TJ Stuart - Graduate Student
  • 32 - Jackson Spiller - Sophomore
  • 35 - Mike Entenza - Junior
  • 37 - Dante Visconti - Freshman
  • 38 - Matt Sparling - Redshirt.svg Junior
  • 40 - Ethan Kramer - Freshman
  • 41 - Marc DeGusipe - Freshman
  • 42 - Sam Drumheller - Freshman
  • 44 - Nicholas Del Prado - Freshman
  • 49 - Thomas Haggerty - Redshirt.svg Junior
 

Catchers

  • 17 - Shane Magrann - Sophomore
  • 33 - Nicolas Toney - Sophomore
  • 34 - Caleb Pendleton - Freshman

Infielders

  • 1 - Cade Parker - Freshman
  • 4 - Wilfredo Alvarez - Senior
  • 6 - Sam Low - Senior
  • 9 - B.J. Murray - Sophomore
  • 13 - Steven Loden - Freshman
  • 19 - Jared DeSantolo - Junior
  • 28 - Daulton Frank - Freshman
 

Outfielders

  • 5 - Jalen DeBose - Freshman
  • 10 - Bobby Morgensen - Senior
  • 11 - Jackson Wenstrom - Junior
  • 12 - Nolan Schanuel - Freshman
  • 23 - Victor Castillo - Freshman
  • 24 - Mitchell Hartigan - Sophomore

Coaching staff

Coaching Staff
  • John McCormack - Head Coach - 13th year
  • Greg Mamula - Hitting Coach - 6th year
  • David Kopp - Pitching Coach - 4th year
  • Tristan McGinnis - Volunteer Assistant Coach - 2nd year
  • Tyler Krull - Graduate Manager - 1st year

Schedule and results

2021 Florida Atlantic Owls baseball game log
Regular season (30–23)
Post-season (2–2)
Legend:       = Win       = Loss       = Cancelled
Bold = Florida Atlantic team member
Schedule Source: [4]

*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches' [5] —*RV22RV—*—*
Baseball America [6] 25—*—*
Collegiate Baseball^ [7] RV27
NCBWA [8] RVRV2622тRVRVRV—*
D1Baseball [9] 2120—*—*

^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.
NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

Awards

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References

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  2. "2021 Baseball Preseason Poll and Awards".
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