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FAU Holds Off Rice
4/2/2022 5:43:00 PM | Baseball
Bulman and Gallo homer for Owls
In Brief: Austin Bulman and Pierce Gallo blasted home runs, but FAU (18-10, 5-3) answered each Rice (8-20, 3-5) challenge with a response of its own to take a 6-5 decision in the middle game of their weekend series on Saturday at Reckling Park.
The Details: Rice spotted FAU a 3-0 lead after two innings but Bulman drew Rice even with a three-run homer to left with two outs in the bottom of the fourth. Bulman's blast was the first of three times Rice would draw even in the game only to see Florida Atlantic answer with a run to retake the lead. Gallo drilled a shot to the top of the hill in left in the bottom of the seventh to knot the game for the final time, but FAU's Tyler Kelder answered with a game-winning solo homer to dead center to lead off the eighth for FAU.
Notable:
The Details: Rice spotted FAU a 3-0 lead after two innings but Bulman drew Rice even with a three-run homer to left with two outs in the bottom of the fourth. Bulman's blast was the first of three times Rice would draw even in the game only to see Florida Atlantic answer with a run to retake the lead. Gallo drilled a shot to the top of the hill in left in the bottom of the seventh to knot the game for the final time, but FAU's Tyler Kelder answered with a game-winning solo homer to dead center to lead off the eighth for FAU.
Notable:
- The win was the seventh straight for FAU in the series.
- Roel Garcia (1-1) worked a season-high four innings of relief (4,5,2,2,0,4) but was tagged with the loss.
- DeLeon worked a season-high five innings in the start (5,4,4,2,2,4).
- Nathan Becker's single in the first inning extended his streak of reaching base to a career-high 23 consecutive games, the longest by an Owl since Ryan Chandler reached in the final 23 games of the 2018 season.
- Bulman's home run was his seventh of the season, matching his career-high set in 44 games last season. It also extended his hitting streak to a career-high seven games.
- Gallo was 2x3 with a homer and walk to extend his on-base streak to a career-high 13 games.
- Guy Garibay Jr. singled in three at-bats and walked twice to extend his on-base streak to a career-best 12 games.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Sam Drumheller (2-0)
L: Garcia, Roel (1-1)
S: Robert Wegielnik (3)
Batting:
2B: Jackson Ross 1
3B: Jackson Ross 1
HR: G. Rincones, Jr. 1 ; Tyler Kelder 1
RBI: G. Rincones, Jr. 2 ; Jackson Ross 1 ; Tyler Kelder 1
SH: Nicholas Toney 1
Base Running:
RUNS: G. Rincones, Jr. 1 ; Nolan Schanuel 1 ; Jackson Ross 1 ; Steven Loden 1 ; Tyler Kelder 1 ; Nicholas Toney 1
HBP: Dylan Goldstein 1
Batting:
HR: Bulman, Austin 1 ; Gallo, Pierce 1
RBI: Bulman, Austin 3 ; Gallo, Pierce 1 ; Hughes, Hal 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Bulman, Austin 1 ; Smigelski, Aaron 1 ; Gallo, Pierce 2 ; Riedel, Jack 1
CS: Riedel, Jack 1
HBP: Smigelski, Aaron 1
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