By: Tobey Schulman
Following a series against Vanderbilt that gave FAU plenty of positive takeaways, the Owls welcomed in the Towson Tigers hoping to start off the homestand with a series win. The Owls bats caught fire in the series, outsourcing Towson 29-3, letting up only one run a game. The Owls played sound defense and had great pitching every game to help lead the Owls to a series sweep, improving their record to 4-2.
The Owls carried their offensive momentum from the series at Vanderbilt, totalling 35 hits across the three game series this weekend. Brando Leroux was a big spark for the Owls the entire series tallying six hits and five RBIs. Spencer Rich also was big for the Owls in the leadoff spot all series. The center fielder tallied seven hits and three RBIs and his ability to stretch what would normally be singles for most batters into doubles for him was huge to get the Owls runners in scoring position.
Both Spencer Rich and Christian Adams hit home runs for the Owls as well, but the Owls ability to find gaps and hit the ball hard to force errors in the field, ultimately led to their domination offensively.
The Owls rotation couldn’t have been much better throughout the whole series. All three starters from each game came out with wins and besides letting up a run early on, each starter managed to put together great outings.
C.J. Williams in particular had a great bounce back start. After facing a big challenge with Vanderbilt in their first game, Williams responded against Towson with 7.0 innings pitched and six strikeouts while only giving up three hits. Williams got ahead of the count the entire night, and his command of the strike zone allowed him to go seven innings confidently and comfortably.
“He was ahead in the count a lot, I thought his fastball location was his best thing…but I thought his ability to work in and out and up and down was the most important thing,” Coach McCormack said postgame.
Trey Beard and Tyler Murphy put together solid starts for the Owls as well in games two and three. The two combined for 9.0 innings pitched, striking out seven, and giving up six hits, and only two runs. The Owls bullpen shutdown Towson hitters as well, not allowing a single run the entire series.
The Owls look ahead to Tuesday where they will take on UCF at home. They will look to extend their win streak to four, and continue their offensive and defensive success.
