2021 Florida Atlantic Owls baseball team

2021 Florida Atlantic Owls baseball
Conference	Conference USA
Division	East Division
Record	32-25 (18-14 C-USA)
Head coach	John McCormack
Hitting coach	Greg Mamula
Pitching coach	David Kopp
Home stadium	FAU Baseball Stadium
Seasons ←  2020 2022  →

2021 Conference USA baseball standings

v t e	Conf.									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
East
Charlotte  x‍‍‍y	24	–	8	–	0		.750			40	–	21	–	0		.656
No. 16 Old Dominion  ‍‍‡‍y	22	–	10	–	0		.688			44	–	16	–	0		.733
Florida Atlantic  ‍‍‍	18	–	14	–	0		.563			32	–	25	–	0		.561
Western Kentucky  ‍‍‍	15	–	17	–	0		.469			27	–	29	–	0		.482
FIU  ‍‍‍	11	–	19	–	0		.367			20	–	31	–	0		.392
Marshall  ‍‍‍	6	–	26	–	0		.188			10	–	35	–	0		.222
West
No. 22 Louisiana Tech  x‍‍‍y	22	–	8	–	0		.733			42	–	20	–	0		.677
No. 23 Southern Miss  ‍‍‍y	22	–	9	–	0		.710			40	–	21	–	0		.656
UTSA  ‍‍‍	14	–	17	–	0		.452			22	–	26	–	0		.458
Middle Tennessee  ‍‍‍	12	–	19	–	1		.391			24	–	29	–	1		.454
Rice  ‍‍‍	11	–	20	–	1		.359			23	–	29	–	1		.443
UAB  ‍‍‍	11	–	21	–	0		.344			18	–	36	–	0		.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.

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 finish	Team	1st Place Votes
1	Florida Atlantic	10
2	Old Dominion	1
3	FIU	1
4	WKU	-
5	Charlotte	-
6	Marshall	-

Preseason All-CUSA teams

• Bobby Morgensen – Outfielder
• Mitchell Hartigan – Designated Hitter/Utility Player

Personal

Roster

2021 Florida Atlantic Owls roster
	Pitchers 2 - Jacob Josey - Sophomore 7 - Javi Rivera - Sophomore 14 - Brock Helverson - Sophomore 15 - Brycen Allen - Junior 16 - Adrien Reese - Junior 18 - Hunter Cooley - Sophomore 21 - Jon Jon Kostantis - Sophomore 22 - Jackson Vescelus - Junior 25 - Braden Ostrander - Freshman 26 - Jack Stroud - Freshman 27 - Dylan O'Connell - 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 - Junior 40 - Ethan Kramer - Freshman 41 - Marc DeGusipe - Freshman 42 - Sam Drumheller - Freshman 44 - Nicholas Del Prado - Freshman 49 - Thomas Haggerty - 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)
February (6–1) Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record C-USA record February 19 at UCF John Euliano Park Orlando, FL W 12-6 Cooley (1-0) B. McKay (0-1) None 821 1-0 - February 20 UCF FAU Baseball Stadium Boca Raton, FL W 20-15 Reese (1-0) H. Patterson (0-1) None 286 2-0 - February 21 UCF FAU Baseball Stadium L 6-15 Litchfield (1-0) Stuart (0-1) J. Sinclair (1) 286 2-1 - February 23 at Florida Gulf Coast Swanson Stadium Fort Myers, FL W 3-1 Ostrander (1-0) Woodward (0-1) Entenza (1) 204 3-1 - February 26 Seton Hall FAU Baseball Stadium W 6-2 Reese (2-0) Burnham (0-1) None 286 4-1 - February 27 Seton Hall FAU Baseball Stadium W 17-14 Cooley (2-0) Anderson (0-1) Entenza (2) 286 5-1 - February 28 Seton Hall FAU Baseball Stadium W 10-4 Sparling (1-0) Patten (0-1) None 286 6-1 -
March (9–8) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record C-USA record March 3 at No. 6 Florida No. 21 Florida Ballpark Gainesville, FL W 3-210 Entenza (1-0) Aleman (0-1) None 1,626 7-1 - March 5 Florida Gulf Coast No. 21 FAU Baseball Stadium L 0-8 Studstill (1-0) Spiller (0-1) None 286 7-2 - March 6 at Florida Gulf Coast No. 21 Swanson Stadium Postponed (rain)Makeup: March 30 [3] March 7 Florida Gulf Coast No. 21 FAU Baseball Stadium W 14-9 J. Rivera (1-0) M. Miller (0-1) None 286 8-2 - March 9 at No. 8 Miami (FL) No. 20 Alex Rodriguez Park Coral Gables, FL L 2-11 J. Garland (1-1) Stuart (0-2) None 610 8-3 - March 11 Indiana State No. 20 FAU Baseball Stadium L 5-7 C. Edmonson (1-1) Cooley (2-1) C. Fenlong (2) 286 8-4 - March 12 Indiana State No. 20 FAU Baseball Stadium L 2-10 G. Guerrero (3-0) Josey (0-1) None 286 8-5 - March 13 Indiana State No. 20 FAU Baseball Stadium W 7-5 Sparling (2-0) T. Weaver (0-1) None 286 9-5 - March 16 at UCF John Euliano Park L 3-8 Z. Bennett (1-1) Entenza (1-1) None 1,020 9-6 - March 19 at South Florida USF Baseball Stadium Tampa, FL W 5-1 Cooley (3-1) Jasiak (2-2) None 101 10-6 - March 20 at South Florida USF Baseball Stadium L 0-4 Burns (1-2) Sparling (2-1) None 108 10-7 - March 21 at South Florida USF Baseball Stadium L 5-611 Lyle (1-0) Visconti (0-1) None 99 10-8 - March 23 No. 19 Miami (FL) FAU Baseball Stadium L 9-14 J. Garland (3-1) Stuart (0-3) J. Dubberly (1) 286 10-9 - March 26 Marshall FAU Baseball Stadium W 12-07 Cooley (4-1) Sharp (0-1) None 286 11-9 1-0 March 27 (1) Marshall FAU Baseball Stadium W 5-3 Entenza (2-1) Adkins (1-1) Ostander (1) 286 12-9 2-0 March 27 (2) Marshall FAU Baseball Stadium W 7-6 Del Prado (1-0) Knight (0-1) None 286 13-9 3-0 March 28 Marshall FAU Baseball Stadium W 11-2 J. Rivera (2-0) Cheatwood (1-2) None 286 14-9 4-0 March 30 at Florida Gulf Coast Swanson Stadium W 13-11 O'Connell (1-0) M. Miller (2-3) Ostrander (2) 220 15-9 4-0
April (7–10) Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record C-USA record April 2 at Charlotte Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium Charlotte, NC L 5-9 McGowan (4-2) Cooley (4-2) Boss (2) 128 15-10 4-1 April 3 (1) at Charlotte Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium L 8-98 Lothes (2-0) Ostrander (1-1) None 138 15-11 4-2 April 3 (2) at Charlotte Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium L 4-5 Giesting (2-0) Entenza (2-2) None 150 15-12 4-3 April 4 at Charlotte Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium L 10-11 Lindsey (3-1) Drumheller (0-1) Bargo (1) 112 15-13 4-4 April 9 Old Dominion FAU Baseball Stadium L 2-7 Gomez (3-1) Cooley (4-3) None 286 15-14 4-5 April 10 (1) Old Dominion FAU Baseball Stadium L 3-10 Pantos (3-0) Sparling (2-2) None 286 15-15 4-6 April 10 (2) Old Dominion FAU Baseball Stadium L 2-8 Gregory (4-0) Visconti (0-2) None 286 15-16 4-7 April 11 Old Dominion FAU Baseball Stadium W 2-8 Rivera (3-0) Dean (0-1) None 254 16-16 5-7 April 16 at UAB Jerry D. Young Memorial Field Birmingham, AL L 6-710 B. Greene (3-0) Ostander (1-2) None 80 16-17 5-8 April 17 (1) at UAB Jerry D. Young Memorial Field W 2-1 Visconti (1-2) O'Clair (3-4) Drumheller (1) 80 17-17 6-8 April 17 (2) at UAB Jerry D. Young Memorial Field L 2-4 Rusk (1-1) Sparling (2-3) Greene (1) 80 17-18 6-9 April 18 at UAB Jerry D. Young Memorial Field W 5-3 Rivera (4-0) Greene (3-1) None 80 18-18 7-9 April 23 at FIU Infinity Insurance Park Miami, FL W 11-6 Cooley (5-3) T. Myrick (6-2) None 0 19-18 8-9 April 24 (1) at FIU Infinity Insurance Park W 16-7 Visconti (2-2) G. Rukes (2-5) Spiller (1) - 20-18 9-9 April 24 (2) at FIU Infinity Insurance Park L 5-6 J. Figueroa (3-1) Sparling (2-4) A. Tiburcio (4) - 20-19 9-10 April 25 at FIU Infinity Insurance Park W 8-7 Drumheller (1-1) Vanheyningen (0-3) Ostander (3) 0 21-19 10-10 April 30 FIU FAU Baseball Stadium W 12-27 Cooley (6-3) T. Myrick (6-3) Drumheller (2) 286 22-19 11-10
May (8–4) Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record C-USA record May 1 FIU FAU Baseball Stadium L 1-6 G. Rukes (3-5) O'Connell (1-0) None 286 22-20 11-11 May 2 (1) FIU FAU Baseball Stadium W 9-89 Visconti (3-2) Figueroa, J (3-2) None 286 23-20 12-11 May 2 (2) FIU FAU Baseball Stadium W 3-1 Rivera (5-0) A. Tiburcio (0-3) None 286 24-20 13-11 May 7 (1) at Western Kentucky Nick Denes Field Bowling Green, KY W 6-3 Cooley (7-3) J. Kates (3-3) None 79 25-20 14-11 May 7 (2) at Western Kentucky Nick Denes Field L 5-6 B. Sutton (3-1) Entenza (2-3) None 144 25-21 14-12 May 8 (1) at Western Kentucky Nick Denes Field W 6-3 Rivera (6-0) D. Terbrak (2-3) Visconti (1) 137 26-21 15-12 May 8 (2) at Western Kentucky Nick Denes Field W 6-1 Helverson (1-0) L. Stofel (2-1) Drumheller (3) 210 27-21 16-12 May 14 No. 19 Southern Miss FAU Baseball Stadium W 3-1 Cooley (8-3) H. Stanley (5-3) Visconti (2) 286 28-21 17-12 May 15 (1) No. 19 Southern Miss FAU Baseball Stadium L 5-6 Powell (9-2) Sparling (2-5) None 286 28-22 17-13 May 15 (2) No. 19 Southern Miss FAU Baseball Stadium L 5-6 Waldrep (1-0) Reese (2-1) Och (2) 286 28-23 17-14 May 16 No. 19 Southern Miss FAU Baseball Stadium W 9-6 Visconti (4-2) Wehunt (1-2) None 286 29-23 18-14 May 18 at Miami (FL) Alex Rodriguez Park W 3-0 Reese (3-1) A. Arguelles (4-1) Visconti (3) 613 30-23 18-14
Post-season (2–2)
C-USA Tournament (2–2) Date Opponent Seed Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Tournament record May 26 vs. No. 24 (4) Old Dominion (5) J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park Ruston, LA L 2-11 Ryne Moore (8-1) Cooley (8-4) J. Hartline (3) 1,743 30-24 0-1 May 27 vs. No. 22 (1) Charlotte (5) J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park W 9-8 J. Rivera (7-0) McGowan (7-4) Visconti (4) 2,216 31-24 1-1 May 28 vs. (8) Middle Tennessee (5) J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park W 14-8 Visconti (5-2) Zoz (6-3) None 1,539 32-24 2-1 May 29 vs. No. 24 (4) Old Dominion (5) J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park L 5-13 J. Hartline (5-0) Ostrander (1-3) None 2,183 32-25 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

Main article: 2021 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
Coaches' [5]	—	—*	RV	22	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—*	—*	—
Baseball America [6]	—	—	—	25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—*	—*	—
Collegiate Baseball^ [7]	RV	—	—	27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
NCBWA† [8]	RV	RV	26	22т	RV	—	RV	—	—	—	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—*	—
D1Baseball [9]	—	—	21	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—*	—*	—

^ 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

Weekly awards Player Award Date Awarded Ref. Caleb Pendleton Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Week February 22, 2021 [10] Nolan Schanuel C-USA Hitter of the Week February 23, 2021 [11] Matt Sparling Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Week March 1, 2021 [12] Steven Loden C-USA Hitter of the Week May 10, 2021 [13] Adrien Reese C-USA Pitcher of the Week May 24, 2021 [14] Hunter Cooley Second Team All-Conference May 25, 2021 [15] B.J. Murray Nolan Schanuel Nolan Schanuel All-Freshman Team Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-America June 9, 2021 [16] Perfect Game Freshman All-America June 21, 2021 [17]

References

1. "2021 Baseball Standings". conferenceusa.com. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
2. "2021 Baseball Preseason Poll and Awards".
3. "Baseball's Saturday Game at FGCU Postponed". Florida Atlantic University Athletics. March 6, 2021.
4. "Baseball's 2021 Schedule Announced" (Press release). Florida Atlantic University Athletics. February 1, 2021.
5. Baseball Coaches Poll
6. Baseball America College: Top 25
7. NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls-Collegiate Baseball Newspaper
8. NCBWA Division I poll
9. D1 Baseball
10. "CB National Players of Week 2-22-21". Collegiate Baseball. February 22, 2021.
11. "Schanuel Earns C-USA Hitter of the Week Honors". Florida Atlantic University Athletics. February 23, 2021.
12. "Sparling Named as National Player of the Week". Florida Atlantic University Athletics. March 1, 2021.
13. "Hot-Hitting Loden Garners C-USA Weekly Award". Florida Atlantic University Athletics. May 10, 2021.
14. "Final C-USA Pitcher of Week Award Goes to Adrien Reese". Florida Atlantic University Athletics. May 24, 2021.
15. "Three Owls Earn Four All-C-USA Honors". Florida Atlantic University Athletics. May 25, 2021.
16. "Schanuel is a Freshman All-America Honoree". Florida Atlantic University Athletics. June 9, 2021.
17. "First Team Freshman All-America Recognition Awarded to Schanuel". Florida Atlantic University Athletics. June 21, 2021.

External links

• FAU Baseball