2022 Florida Atlantic Owls baseball team

2022 Conference USA baseball standings
	x – Division champion ; † – Conference champion ; ‡ – Tournament champion; y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament ; As of March 23, 2022; Rankings from D1Baseball

2022 Florida Atlantic Owls baseball
2022 Florida Atlantic Owls baseball
Conference	Conference USA
2022 record	14-7 (0-0 C-USA)
Head coach	John McCormack;
Hitting coach	Greg Mamula
Pitching coach	David Kopp
Home stadium	FAU Baseball Stadium
	Seasons ← 2021 2023 →

The 2022 Florida Atlantic Owls baseball team represents Florida Atlantic University in the sport of baseball for the 2022 college baseball season. The Owls compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Conference USA. They play their home games at FAU Baseball Stadium, on the university's Boca Raton campus. The team is coached by John McCormack, who is in his fourteenth season at Florida Atlantic.

Previous season[]

The 2021 Owls finished 35–25 overall, and 18–14 in the conference. They lost to Old Dominion during the 2021 Conference USA Baseball Tournament.

Preseason[]

C-USA media poll[]

The Conference USA preseason poll was released on February 16, 2022, with the Owls predicted to finish in fifth place.^[2]

Predicted finish	Team	1st Place Votes
Media poll
1	Southern Miss	6
2	LA Tech	2
3	Old Dominion	1
4	Charlotte	2
5	Florida Atlantic	-
6	UTSA	-
7	FIU	1
8	Rice	-
9	WKU	-
10	Middle Tennessee	-
11	UAB	-
12	Marshall	-

Preseason All-CUSA teams[]

Hunter Cooley – Starting Pitcher

Roster[]

2022 Florida Atlantic Owls roster

Pitchers

2 - Jacob Josey - Sophomore
14 - Brock Helverson - Junior
16 - Robert Wegielnik - Sophomore
18 - Hunter Cooley - Junior
22 - Jackson Vescelus - Junior
23 - Dawson Ball - Freshman
25 - Braden Ostrander - Freshman
26 - Bryce Braxton - Freshman
29 - Evan Waterbor - Sophomore
31 - Tibur Rivero - Sophomore
32 - Jackson Spiller - Junior
35 - Bryan Boully - Freshman
37 - Dante Visconti - Sophomore
40 - Tyler Burnham - Graduate Student
41 - Marc DeGusipe - Sophomore
42 - Sam Drumheller - Sophomore
43 - Max Martzolf - Freshman
44 - Nicholas Del Prado - Freshman
49 - Tyler Rapf -Freshman

Catchers

10 - John Schroeder - Freshman
17 - Shane Magrann - Junior
21 – Daniel Tomasello - Sophomore
33 - Nicolas Toney - Junior
34 - Caleb Pendleton - Sophomore

Infielders

1 - Armando Albert - Sophomore
4 - Joey Slattery - Freshman
6 - Sam Low - Senior
7 - Dom Presto - Freshman
11 - Bobby Marsh - Freshman
12 - Nolan Schanuel - Sophomore
13 - Steven Loden - Freshman
15 – Jackson Ross - Freshman
19 - Jared DeSantolo - Junior
28 - Daulton Frank - Freshman

Outfielders

5 - Jalen DeBose - Sophomore
6 - Jack Clarke - Freshman
8 - Dylan Goldstein - Sophomore
9 - Gabriel Rincones Jr. - Sophomore
22 - Jake Millan - Freshman
24 - Mitchell Hartigan - Junior
27 - Tyler Kelder - Graduate Student

Coaching staff[]

Coaching Staff
John McCormack - Head Coach - 14th year Greg Mamula - Hitting Coach - 7th year Brady Kirkpatrick - Pitching Coach - 1st year Andrew DiTullio - Volunteer Assistant Coach - 1st year Tyler Krull - Graduate Manager - 2nd year

Schedule and results[]

2022 Florida Atlantic Owls Baseball Game Log

Regular Season (14-7)

February (5-3)
Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	C-USA Record
February 18		FAU Baseball Stadium Boca Raton, FL	L 1-9	Ireland (1-0)	Josey (0-1)	None	634	0-1	-
February 19	Minnesota	FAU Baseball Stadium	W 8-2	Cooley (1-0)	Maldonado (0-1)	None	541	1-1	-
February 20	Minnesota	FAU Baseball Stadium	W 13-4	Waterbor (1-0)	Holetz (0-1)	None	534	2-1	-
February 21	Minnesota	FAU Baseball Stadium	W 17-9	Drumheller (1-0)	Liffrig (0-1)	None	498	3-1	-
February 23	at	Alex Rodriguez Park Coral Gables, FL	L 1-9	Ligon (1-0)	DeGusipe (0-1)	None	759	3-2	-
February 25		FAU Baseball Stadium	L 5-8	Ludman (1-0)	Josey (0-2)	None	442	3-3	-
February 26	Delaware	FAU Baseball Stadium	W 8-3	Cooley (2-0)	Ledesma (0-1)	None	491	4-3	-
February 27	Delaware	FAU Baseball Stadium	W 5-1	Rivero (1-0)	Silan (0-1)	None	393	5-3	-

March (9-4)
Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	C-USA Record
March 1	Michigan	FAU Baseball Stadium	W 5-1	Wegielnik (1-0)	Wood (0-1)	None	698	6-3	-
March 2	Michigan	FAU Baseball Stadium	L 13-20	Smith (1–0)	Martzolf (0–1)	None	557	6–4	-
March 4	Fordham	FAU Baseball Stadium	W 9-5	Visconti (1-0)	Quintal (0-2)	None	447	7-4	-
March 5	Fordham	FAU Baseball Stadium	W 15-10	Rivero (2-0)	Ey (0-3)	Martzolf (1)	528	8-4	-
March 6	Fordham	FAU Baseball Stadium	W 10-3	Josey (1-2)	Hughes (0-1)	None	447	9-4	-
March 8		Centennial Park Port Charlotte, FL	W 19-6	Del Prado (1-0)	Shine (0-1)	None	217	10-4	-
March 11		FAU Baseball Stadium	W 6-3	Cooley (3-0)	C. Jeter (0-3)	Wegielnik (1-0)	414	11-4	-
March 12	Sacred Heart	FAU Baseball Stadium	W 15-10	Rivero (3-0)	LaMay (0-2)	None	336	12-4	-
March 13	Sacred Heart	FAU Baseball Stadium	W 11-1	Burnham (1-0)	Babuschak (0-3)	None	375	13-4	-
March 15		FAU Baseball Stadium	L 3-12	Roehrich (2-0)	Del Prado (1-1)	None	334	13-5	-
March 18	at	Pete Taylor Park Hattiesburg, MS	L 7-9	G. Ramsey (2-0)	Visconti (1-1)	None	4,543	13-6	0-1
March 19	at Southern Miss	Pete Taylor Park	L 4-6	L. Harper (1-1)	Waterbor (1-1)	G. Ramsey (2)	4,663	13-7	0-2
March 20	at Southern Miss	Pete Taylor Park	W 7-3	Josey (2-2)	Ethridge (1-3)	None	4,304	14-7	1-2
March 23	Miami (FL)	FAU Baseball Stadium	-	Time: 6:30 p.m. TV: CUSA.tv				-	-
March 25		FAU Baseball Stadium	-	Time: 6:30 p.m. TV: CUSA.tv				-	-
March 26	UTSA	FAU Baseball Stadium	-	Time: 4:00 p.m. TV: CUSA.tv				-	-
March 27	UTSA	FAU Baseball Stadium	-	Time: 12:00 p.m. TV: CUSA.tv				-	-
March 29	at	John Euliano Park Orlando, FL	-	Time: 6:00 p.m. TV: ESPN+				-	-

April (0-0)
Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	C-USA Record
April 1	at	Reckling Park Houston, TX	-	Time: 7:30 p.m. TV: CUSA.tv				-	-
April 2	at Rice	Reckling Park	-	Time: 3:00 p.m. TV: CUSA.tv				-	-
April 3	at Rice	Reckling Park	-	Time: 1:30 p.m. TV: CUSA.tv				-	-
April 5	UCF	FAU Baseball Stadium	-	Time: 6:30 p.m. TV: CUSA.tv				-	-
April 8		FAU Baseball Stadium	-	Time: 6:30 p.m. TV: CUSA.tv				-	-
April 9	UAB	FAU Baseball Stadium	-	Time: 4:00 p.m. TV: CUSA.tv				-	-
April 10	UAB	FAU Baseball Stadium	-	Time: 12:00 p.m. TV: CUSA.tv				-	-
April 12	at Miami (FL)	Alex Rodriguez Park	-	Time: 6:00 p.m. TV: TBA				-	-
April 14		FAU Baseball Stadium	-	Time: 6:30 p.m. TV: CUSA.tv				-	-
April 15	Western Kentucky	FAU Baseball Stadium	-	Time: 4:00 p.m. TV: CUSA.tv				-	-
April 16	Western Kentucky	FAU Baseball Stadium	-	Time: 12:00 p.m. TV: CUSA.tv				-	-
April 19	at	Swanson Stadium Fort Myers, FL	-	Time: 6:30 p.m. TV: YouTube				-	-
April 22	at	Bud Metheny Baseball Complex Norfolk, VA	-	Time: 6:00 p.m. TV: CUSA.tv				-	-
April 23	at Old Dominion	Bud Metheny Baseball Complex	-	Time: 3:00 p.m. TV: CUSA.tv				-	-
April 24	at Old Dominion	Bud Metheny Baseball Complex	-	Time: 12:00 p.m. TV: CUSA.tv				-	-
April 26	Florida Gulf Coast	FAU Baseball Stadium	-	Time: 6:30 p.m. TV: TBA				-	-
April 29		FAU Baseball Stadium	-	Time: 6:30 p.m. TV: CUSA.tv				-	-
April 30	FIU	FAU Baseball Stadium	-	Time: 4:00 p.m. TV: CUSA.tv				-	-

May (0-0)
Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	C-USA Record
May 1	FIU	FAU Baseball Stadium	-	Time: 12:00 p.m. TV: CUSA.tv				-	-
May 6	at	J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park Ruston, LA	-	Time: 7:00 p.m. TV: CUSA.tv				-	-
May 7	at Louisiana Tech	J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park	-	Time: 3:00 p.m. TV: CUSA.tv				-	-
May 8	at Louisiana Tech	J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park	-	Time: 2:00 p.m. TV: CUSA.tv				-	-
May 13		FAU Baseball Stadium	-	Time: 6:30 p.m. TV: CUSA.tv				-	-
May 14	Charlotte	FAU Baseball Stadium	-	Time: 4:00 p.m. TV: CUSA.tv				-	-
May 15	Charlotte	FAU Baseball Stadium	-	Time: 12:00 p.m. TV: CUSA.tv				-	-
May 19	at	Kennedy Center Field Huntington, WV	-	Time: 3:00 p.m. TV: TBA				-	-
May 20	at Marshall	Kennedy Center Field	-	Time: 1:00 p.m. TV: TBA				-	-
May 21	at Marshall	Kennedy Center Field	-	Time: 1:00 p.m. TV: TBA				-	-

Post-Season

C-USA Tournament
Date	Opponent	Seed	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	Tournament Record
May 25–29	vs. TBD		Pete Taylor Park	-	Time: TBA TV: TBA				-	-

Legend: = Win = Loss = Cancelled
Bold = Florida Atlantic team member

Schedule Source:^[3]

Rankings[]

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
Coaches'	—	—*	—	—	—	—
Baseball America	—	—	—	—	—	—
Collegiate Baseball^	RV	—	—	—	—	—
NCBWA†	—	—	—	—	RV	—
D1Baseball	—	—	—	—	—	—

^ 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.
Jalen DeBose	C-USA Hitter of the Week	February 21, 2022	^[4]

References[]

^ "2022 Baseball Standings". conferenceusa.com. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
^ "2022 Baseball Preseason Poll and Awards".
^ "Baseball Unveils 2022 Schedule" (Press release). Florida Atlantic University Athletics. December 2, 2021.
^ "DeBose Named C-USA Hitter of the Week". Florida Atlantic University Athletics. February 21, 2022.

External links[]

• FAU Baseball

[1] "2022 Baseball Standings". conferenceusa.com. Retrieved February 21, 2022.

[2] "2022 Baseball Preseason Poll and Awards".

[3] "Baseball Unveils 2022 Schedule" (Press release). Florida Atlantic University Athletics. December 2, 2021.

[4] "DeBose Named C-USA Hitter of the Week". Florida Atlantic University Athletics. February 21, 2022.

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2022 Conference USA baseball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Old Dominion ‍‍‍	2	–	1	.667	16	–	2	.889
UAB ‍‍‍	2	–	1	.667	13	–	5	.722
Louisiana Tech ‍‍‍	2	–	1	.667	14	–	6	.700
Charlotte ‍‍‍	2	–	1	.667	13	–	6	.684
Southern Miss ‍‍‍	2	–	1	.667	13	–	7	.650
FIU ‍‍‍	2	–	1	.667	9	–	12	.429
Florida Atlantic ‍‍‍	1	–	2	.333	14	–	7	.667
UTSA ‍‍‍	1	–	2	.333	12	–	7	.632
Marshall ‍‍‍	1	–	2	.333	11	–	9	.550
Western Kentucky ‍‍‍	1	–	2	.333	9	–	10	.474
Middle Tennessee ‍‍‍	1	–	2	.333	8	–	12	.400
Rice ‍‍‍	1	–	2	.333	6	–	15	.286

x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of March 23, 2022^[1]; Rankings from D1Baseball