FAU wins series at LA Tech with 5-2 victory Sunday

RUSTON, La. – Louisiana Tech fell to Florida Atlantic 5-2 on Sunday, dropping the series at J.C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park.

The visiting Owls homered twice and used a strong start from Tyler Burnham to capture the finale.

The Owls jumped out in front in the first inning of the finale. Following a fielding error, Nolan Schanuel launched his 13th home run of the year taking an early 2-0 lead. FAU has managed to score in the first inning of all three games.

In the top of the second, FAU (30-18, 15-9 C-USA) plated one more on a two-out, two-run single from Armando Albert.

The Bulldog bullpen was solid keeping the game tight. Jarret Whorff entered the game in the top of the second with two outs to calm the storm. Whorff went 4.1 innings allowing two runs on three hits and striking out six. Greg Martinez and Kyle Crigger combined for three innings of shutout ball.

The Owls scored two more in the sixth when Nicholas Toney blasted a solo shot over the right field wall and Schanuel doubled down the right field line to bring in the fifth run taking a 5-0 lead.

Bulldog catcher Jorge Corona got the squad on the board in the sixth, belting his 11th home run of the season.

LA Tech (33-17, 15-9 C-USA) scratched one more in the eighth as Logan McLeod singled up the middle with two on and two outs bringing home Corona.

NOTABLES
• Corona hits 11th home run
• Adarius Myers only Bulldog with multi-hit day going 2-for-4
• Crigger with 28 appearances
• Jonathan Fincher suffers second loss

QUOTABLES
Head Coach Lane Burroughs

“Credit their two arms, they did a good job. You can’t show up every other day in this league to be competitive in this league. You have to show up every day. Our pitchers made a couple of mistakes, but they are allowed to. They have managed to keep us in every game.”

“I thought Jarret Whorff was outstanding in relief. He gave us a chance to win. Crigger did his job against probably the best hitting team in our league. If you give up five runs on a Sunday, you should win that ball game. We just didn’t get it done. We have six more games and we have to make the most of them.”

UP NEXT
LA Tech will host Western Kentucky next weekend for the final home series of the season.

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