The 2020 Florida Atlantic Owls baseball team represented Florida Atlantic University in the sport of baseball for the 2020 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, Florida campus. The team was coached by John McCormack , who was in his eleventh season at Florida Atlantic. On March 16, 2020, the Conference USA announced that all spring sport competition and championships, including baseball, have been cancelled.[2]
Previous season [ ]
The 2019 Owls finished 41–21 overall, and 22–8 in the conference. They lost in the Athens Regional during the 2019 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament .
Preseason [ ]
C-USA media poll [ ]
The Conference USA pre poll was released on January 29, 2020 with the Owls predicted to finish in second place. [3]
Media poll
Predicted finish
Team
1st Place Votes
1
Southern Miss
6
2
Florida Atlantic
4
3
Louisiana Tech
-
4
Old Dominion
-
5
Rice
1
6
FIU
1
7
WKU
-
8
UAB
-
9
UTSA
-
10
Marshall
-
11
Charlotte
-
12
Middle Tennessee
-
Schedule and results [ ]
2020 Florida Atlantic Owls Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
February
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/Stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall Record
C-USA Record
February 14
Delaware
No. 40
FAU Baseball Stadium Boca Raton, FL
8-4
Reese (1-0)
Ludman (0-1)
None
787
1-0
0-0
February 15
Delaware
No. 40
FAU Baseball Stadium
9-5
Kostantis (1-0)
Silan (0-1)
None
718
2-0
0-0
February 16
Delaware
No. 40
FAU Baseball Stadium
8-25 [a]
Ireson (1-0)
Wakeley (0-1)
None
532
3-0
0-0
February 18
Florida Gulf Coast
FAU Baseball Stadium
6-4
Entenza (1-0)
T. Shuck (0-2)
Hartigan (1)
620
4-0
0-0
February 21
Binghamton
FAU Baseball Stadium
9-8
Entenza (2-0)
DiRado (0-1)
None
534
5-0
0-0
February 22
Binghamton
FAU Baseball Stadium
Postponed (rain) Makeup: February 23 as a doubleheader [4]
February 23 (1)
Binghamton
FAU Baseball Stadium
9-4
Reese (2-0)
Satriale (0-1)
None
598
6-0
0-0
February 23 (2)
Binghamton
FAU Baseball Stadium
11-4
Visconti (1-0)
Kopcza (0-1)
None
598
7-0
0-0
February 28
No. 5 Texas Tech
Dick Howser Stadium Tallahassee, FL
1-7
Brustoski (1-0)
Reese (2-1)
None
4,249
7-1
0-0
February 28
No. 9 Florida State
Dick Howser Stadium
1-5
Van Eyk (1-0)
Josey (0-1)
None
4,249
7-2
0-0
February 29
No. 9 Florida State
Dick Howser Stadium
6-16
Anderson (1-0)
Waterbor (0-1)
Ahearn (1)
5,443
7-3
0-0
:^[a] Shortened due to rain
April
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/Stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall Record
C-USA Record
April 3
Southern Miss
FAU Baseball Stadium
Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
April 4
Southern Miss
FAU Baseball Stadium
April 5
Southern Miss
FAU Baseball Stadium
April 7
UCF
FAU Baseball Stadium
April 9
Middle Tennessee
Reese Smith Jr. Field Murfreesboro, TN
April 10
Middle Tennessee
Reese Smith Jr. Field
April 11
Middle Tennessee
Reese Smith Jr. Field
April 15
Miami (FL)
Alex Rodriguez Park
April 17
WKU
FAU Baseball Stadium
April 18
WKU
FAU Baseball Stadium
April 19
WKU
FAU Baseball Stadium
April 21
Florida
McKethan Stadium Gainesville, FL
April 24
FIU
Infinity Insurance Park Miami, FL
April 25
FIU
Infinity Insurance Park
April 26
FIU
Infinity Insurance Park
April 28
Bethune–Cookman
FAU Baseball Stadium
May
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/Stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall Record
C-USA Record
May 1
UTSA
FAU Baseball Stadium
Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
May 2
UTSA
FAU Baseball Stadium
May 3
UTSA
FAU Baseball Stadium
May 5
Florida Gulf Coast
Swanson Stadium Fort Myers, FL
May 8
Rice
Reckling Park Houston, TX
May 9
Rice
Reckling Park
May 10
Rice
Reckling Park
May 14
Charlotte
FAU Baseball Stadium
May 15
Charlotte
FAU Baseball Stadium
May 16
Charlotte
FAU Baseball Stadium
Legend: = Win = Loss = Cancelled Bold = Florida Atlantic team member
Schedule Source: [7]
Roster [ ]
Coaching staff [ ]
Coaching Staff
John McCormack - Head Coach - 12th year
Greg Mamula - Hitting Coach - 5th year
David Kopp - Pitching Coach - 3rd year
Tristan McGinnis - Volunteer Assistant Coach - 1st year
Gunnar Lambert - Graduate Manager - 1st year
Rankings [ ]
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll
Pre
1
2
3
4
Final
Coaches' [8]
RV
RV*
NR
NR
NR
Baseball America [9]
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
Collegiate Baseball ^[10]
40
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NCBWA †[11]
RV
RV
RV
RV
NR
NR
D1Baseball[12]
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* 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.
Mitchell Hartigan
C-USA Co-Hitter of the Week
February 24, 2020
[13]
References [ ]