2024 Florida Atlantic Owls baseball team

2024 Florida Atlantic Owls baseball
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	28–29 (12–15 AAC)
Head coach	John McCormack (16th season)
Assistant coaches	Jordan Tabakman Michael Cleary Ricky Santiago
Home stadium	FAU Baseball Stadium
Seasons ←  2023 2025  →

2024 American Athletic Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 14 East Carolina  ‍†‍‍y	19	–	8		.704			43	–	15		.741
UTSA  ‍‍‍	17	–	10		.630			32	–	24		.571
Tulane  ‍‍‡‍y	15	–	12		.556			35	–	24		.593
Wichita State  ‍‍‍	15	–	12		.556			32	–	29		.525
UAB  ‍‍‍	13	–	14		.481			26	–	29		.473
Florida Atlantic  ‍‍‍	12	–	15		.444			28	–	29		.491
Charlotte  ‍‍‍	12	–	15		.444			24	–	34		.414
Rice  ‍‍‍	11	–	16		.407			23	–	36		.390
South Florida  ‍‍‍	11	–	16		.407			26	–	29		.473
Memphis  ‍‍‍	10	–	17		.370			23	–	32		.418
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 26, 2024 [1] Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2024 Florida Atlantic Owls baseball team represented Florida Atlantic University in the sport of baseball during the 2024 college baseball season. This was the Owls' first season as members of the American Athletic Conference (AAC). Home games were played at FAU Baseball Stadium on the university's main campus in Boca Raton, Florida. The team was coached by John McCormack in his sixteenth season as Florida Atlantic's head coach.

Preseason

AAC coaches poll

The American Athletic Conference preseason poll was released on December 28, 2023, with the Owls predicted to finish in fourth place. ^[2]

Coaches Poll
Rank	School (1st Place Votes)	Total
1	East Carolina (9)	81
2	Charlotte	67
3	UTSA	64
4	Florida Atlantic	54
5	South Florida (1)	47
6	Memphis	35
7	Wichita State	34
8	Rice	29
9	Tulane	25
10	UAB	14

Roster

2024 Florida Atlantic Owls baseball team
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Home town 1 INF Nick Garagozzo L/R 5 ft 9 in(1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Mount Laurel, New Jersey 2 INF Skyler Schulz R/R 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Boynton Beach, Florida 4 INF Joey Slattery L/R 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Charlotte, North Carolina 5 OF Jalen DeBose R/R 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sr Sanford, Florida 6 C Dylan LaPointe R/R 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Valrico, Florida 7 RHP C.J. Williams R/R 5 ft 10 in(1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Deerfield Beach, Florida 8 LHP Trey Beard L/L 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Dunedin, Florida 9 OF Spencer Rich R/R 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Longmont, Colorado 10 C John Schroeder R/R 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Lakewood Ranch, Florida 11 INF Patrick Ward R/R 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Port St. Lucie, Florida 13 RHP Steven Andrews R/R 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Delray Beach, Florida 14 RHP Tyler Murphy R/R 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Palm City, Florida 15 INF Brando Leroux R/R 5 ft 7 in(1.7 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Markham, Ontario, Canada 16 RHP AJ Shelton R/R 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Dunedin, Florida 17 RHP Mark Loubier L/R 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Winter Springs, Florida 18 LHP Ben Gilbert L/L 5 ft 11 in(1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Babson Park, Florida 19 INF Christian Adams L/R 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Royal Palm Beach, Florida 21 RHP Danny Trehey R/R 6 ft 4 in(1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Kansas City, Kansas 22 OF Jake Millan R/L 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Springbrook, Pennsylvania 23 RHP Dawson Ball L/R 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Wellington, Florida 24 INF Mike La Rocca L/L 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Vero Beach, Florida 25 RHP Braden Ostrander R/R 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Melbourne, Florida 26 INF Emilio Gonzalez L/L 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Cape Coral, Florida 27 RHP David Alvarez L/R 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Toronto, Ontario, Canada 28 INF Daulton Frank  R/R 5 ft 11 in(1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Loxahatchee, Florida 29 RHP Kyle Beaty R/R 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Dacula, Georgia 30 C Andrew McKenna L/R 5 ft 11 in(1.8 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Hinsdale, Illinois 33 RHP Dylan Oborne R/R 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada 34 OF Carter Brady R/R 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Parkland, Florida 35 RHP Bryan Boully R/R 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Dover, Florida 36 C Phoenix Medina R/R 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Lawton, Oklahoma 37 RHP Brandon Smith  S/R 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Woodstock, Georgia 40 RHP Justin Gay R/R 6 ft 7 in(2.01 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Brooksville, Florida 42 LHP Sam Drumheller R/L 5 ft 9 in(1.75 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Sr Tampa, Florida 43 LHP Max Martzolf L/L 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Jr Port St. Lucie, Florida 44 RHP Nicholas Del Prado R/R 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Miami, Florida 49 LHP Kide Adetuyi R/L 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Merritt Island, Florida 55 LHP Zach Abbey L/L 6 ft 5 in(1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Ypsilanti, Michigan	Head coach John McCormack (Lynn) Assistant coach(es) Jordan Tabakman (UConn) Michael Cleary (Dayton) Ricky Santiago (Lander) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 2 January 2024

Schedule

Legend
	Florida Atlantic win
	Florida Atlantic loss
	Postponement
Bold	Florida Atlantic team member

2024 Florida Atlantic Owls Baseball Schedule
Regular Season
February (4–4) Date Opponent Stadium Site Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record February 16 at No. 6 Vanderbilt Hawkins Field Nashville, TN L 11–12 JD Thompson (1–0) B. Ostrander (0–1) None 3,542 0–1 February 17 at No. 6 Vanderbilt Hawkins Field W 5–4 B. Boully (1–0) M. Green (0–1) None 3,383 1–1 February 18 at No. 6 Vanderbilt Hawkins Field L 1–11 D. Futrell (1–0) B. Smith (0–1) B. Seiber (1) 3,579 1–2 February 23 Towson FAU Baseball Stadium Boca Raton, FL W 8–1 C.J. Williams (1–0) N. Nabholz (0–1) None 516 2–2 February 24 Towson FAU Baseball Stadium W 5–1 T. Beard (1–0) B. Seils (0–2) None 479 3–2 February 25 Towson FAU Baseball Stadium W 16–1 T. Murphy (1–0) M. Simpson (0–2) None 364 4–2 February 27 UCF FAU Baseball Stadium L 6–11 C. Boxrucker (1–0) B. Ostrander (0–2) None 522 4–3 February 28 North Florida FAU Baseball Stadium L 6–8 Z. Starling (1–0) D. Ball (0–1) L. Bolton (1) 305 4–4
March (12–5) Date Opponent Stadium Site Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record AAC Record March 1 Stonehill FAU Baseball Stadium W 6–0 C.J. Williams (2–0) R. Douglas (0–2) None 376 5–4 – March 2 Stonehill FAU Baseball Stadium L 2–3 Z. Gleason (1–0) T. Beard (1–1) J. Castrichini (2) 400 5–5 – March 3 Stonehill FAU Baseball Stadium W 20–7 S. Andrews (1–0) P. Haas (0–2) None 342 6–5 – March 8 FIU FAU Baseball Stadium W 4–1 C.J. Williams (3–0) L. Runde (1–2) B. Ostrander (1) 352 7–5 – March 9 at FIU Infinity Insurance Park Westchester, FL L 4–7 R. Cabarcas (2–0) K. Beaty (0–1) None 641 7–6 – March 10 FIU FAU Baseball Stadium W 24–2 T. Murphy (2–0) J. Pineiro (2–1) None 360 8–6 – March 12 Miami (FL) FAU Baseball Stadium W 6–4 D. Trehey (1–0) A. Crowther (0–2) B. Ostrander (2) 869 9–6 – March 15 Maine FAU Baseball Stadium W 15–2 C.J. Williams (4–0) G. Gambardella (0–4) None 392 10–6 – March 16 Maine FAU Baseball Stadium W 6–4 B. Smith (1–1) L. Lavigueur (0–2) None 512 11–6 – March 17 Maine FAU Baseball Stadium W 10–07 T. Murphy (3–0) G. Gifford (0–1) None 343 12–6 – March 19 at UCF John Euliano Park Orlando, FL L 3–2 C. Centala (3–0) D. Trehey (1–1) None 1,811 12–7 – March 23 Charlotte FAU Baseball Stadium W 4–3 S. Andrews (2–0) C. Reynolds (3–2) D. Trehey (1) 372 13–7 1–0 Charlotte FAU Baseball Stadium W 6–510 M. Martzolf (1–0) AJ Wilson (1–1) None 359 14–7 2–0 March 24 Charlotte FAU Baseball Stadium L 1–138 C. Carson (1–0) T. Beard (1–2) None 403 14–8 2–1 March 28 at Memphis FedExPark Memphis, TN L 1–2 D. Warren (4–1) C.J. Williams (4–1) B. Sanders (6) 634 14–9 2–2 March 29 at Memphis FedExPark W 13–5 M. Martzolf (2–0) L. Ellis (0–4) None 561 15–9 3–2 March 30 at Memphis FedExPark W 14–3 T. Beard (2–2) C. Robinson (1–3) None 652 16–9 4–2
April (6–11) Date Opponent Stadium Site Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record AAC Record April 2 Miami (FL) FAU Baseball Stadium W 6–4 B. Smith (2–1) A. Crowther (0–3) D. Trehey (2) 574 17–9 – April 5 No. 12 East Carolina FAU Baseball Stadium L 1–4 T. Yesavage (6–1) C.J. Williams (4–2) W. Lunsford-Shenkman (3) 919 17–10 4–3 April 6 No. 12 East Carolina FAU Baseball Stadium W 6–5 D. Trehey (2–1) D. Beal (3–2) None 533 18–10 5–3 April 7 No. 12 East Carolina FAU Baseball Stadium L 6–11 J. Hunter (2–2) B. Ostrander (0–3) W. Lunsford-Shenkman (4) 448 18–11 5–4 April 9 at Miami (FL) Alex Rodriguez Park Coral Gables, FL L 6–14 A. Crowther (1–4) B. Smith (2–2) None 2,371 18–12 – April 12 at Wichita State Eck Stadium Wichita, KS W 4–2 S. Andrews (3–0) C. Favors (5–3) D. Trehey (3) 1,808 19–12 6–4 April 13 at Wichita State Eck Stadium L 9–14 J. Mount (1–0) D. Trehey (2–2) None 1,588 19–13 6–5 April 14 at Wichita State Eck Stadium L 5–108 T. Dobbs (5–3) T. Beard (2–3) H. Holmes (1) 1,671 19–14 6–6 April 16 at FIU Infinity Insurance Park L 0–1 J. Ritchey (2–1) D. Ball (0–2) Z. Lampton (2) 629 19–15 – April 19 Tulane FAU Baseball Stadium W 5–0 C.J. Williams (5–2) L. Fladda (1–3) None 467 20–15 7–6 April 20 Tulane FAU Baseball Stadium L 3–8 C. Welch (5–1) T. Murphy (3–1) None 395 20–16 7–7 April 21 Tulane FAU Baseball Stadium L 5–9 H. Shuffler (4–0) S. Andrews (3–1) None 352 20–17 7–8 April 23 at Miami (FL) Alex Rodriguez Park L 2–5 J. Vargas (1–0) B. Ostrander (0–4) N. Robert (3) 2,264 20–18 – April 26 at South Florida USF Baseball Stadium Tampa, FL W 3–2 S. Drumheller (1–0) J. Cebert (4–5) D. Trehey (4) 1,336 21–18 8–8 April 27 at South Florida USF Baseball Stadium L 5–8 D. Madonna (2–1) T. Murphy (3–2) None 1,138 21–19 8–9 April 28 at South Florida USF Baseball Stadium W 6–3 S. Andrews (4–1) J. Cebert (4–6) D. Trehey (5) 1,364 22–19 9–9 April 30 Florida Condron Ballpark Gainesville, FL L 8–10 R. Slater (4–2) D. Ball (0–3) None 4,790 22–20 –
May (4–7) Date Opponent Stadium Site Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record AAC Record May 3 UAB FAU Baseball Stadium L 1–12 B. Berry (7–2) C.J. Williams (5–3) None 328 22–21 9–10 May 4 UAB FAU Baseball Stadium L 0–15 B. Shelton (2–5) B. Smith (2–3) None 351 22–22 9–11 May 5 UAB FAU Baseball Stadium W 6–5 S. Drumheller (2–0) B. Hill (0–2) None 337 23–22 10–11 May 7 Florida Gulf Coast FAU Baseball Stadium W 9–6 D. Trehey (3–2) A. Valiente (1–1) None 308 24–22 – May 10 at Rice Reckling Park Houston, TX L 4–5 D. Hickson (3–0) S. Andrews (4–2) None 2,547 24–23 10–12 May 111 at Rice Reckling Park W 14–3 T. Beard (3–3) J.D. McCracken (1–3) D. Trehey (6) 2,173 25–23 11–12 May 112 at Rice Reckling Park L 4–5 T. Alch (1–3) B. Smith (2–4) G. Stratton (2) 2,134 25–24 11–13 May 14 at Florida Gulf Coast Swanson Stadium Fort Myers, FL L 18–28 D. Crum (1–2) D. Ball (0–4) None 142 25–25 – May 16 UTSA FAU Baseball Stadium L 1–14 U. Quiroga (8–1) C.J. Williams (5–4) None 366 25–26 11–14 May 17 UTSA FAU Baseball Stadium L 2–310 R. Riojas (10–3) D. Trehey (3–3) None 420 25–27 11–15 May 18 UTSA FAU Baseball Stadium W 6–4 S. Andrews (5–2) R. Orloski (3–5) D. Trehey (7) 384 26–27 12–15
Post-Season
AAC Tournament (2–2) Date Opponent Seed Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record Tournament Record May 21 vs. (3) Tulane 6 BayCare Ballpark Clearwater, FL L 2–147 C. Welch (7–3) C.J. Williams (5–5) None ESPN+ 26–28 0–1 May 22 vs. (2) UTSA 6 BayCare Ballpark W 12–5 T. Beard (4–3) U. Quiroga (8–2) None ESPN+ 743 27–28 1–1 May 24 vs. (7) Charlotte 6 BayCare Ballpark W 10–8 S. Drumheller (3–0) C. Carson (2–2) D. Trehey (8) ESPN+ 862 28–28 2–1 May 25 vs. (3) Tulane 6 BayCare Ballpark L 1–137 B. Price (3–2) T. Beard (4–4) None ESPN+ 28–29 2–2

Schedule source: ^[3]

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

References

1. "Baseball Standings". theamerican.com. American Athletic Conference. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
2. "East Carolina Voted as American Baseball Preseason Favorite".
3. fausports.com