2020 Florida Atlantic Owls baseball team

{{short description|American college baseball season}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox NCAA team season

|mode = baseball

|year = 2020

|team = Florida Atlantic Owls

|logo = Florida Atlantic Owls baseball logo.svg

|logo_size = 150

|conference = Conference USA

|division =

|short_conf = C-USA

|CoachRank =

|APRank =

|record = 10-6

|conf_record = 0-0

|head_coach = John McCormack

|hit_coach =

|pitch_coach =

|stadium = FAU Baseball Stadium

|champion =

|bowl =

|bowl_result =

}}

{{2020 Conference USA baseball standings}}

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.{{cite web |url=https://fausports.com/news/2020/3/16/general-conference-usa-cancels-spring-sport-competition.aspx |title=Conference USA Cancels Spring Sport Competition |date=March 16, 2020 |publisher=Florida Atlantic University Athletics }}

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.{{Cite web|url=http://conferenceusa.com/news/2020/1/29/baseball-base-2020-preseason-awards.aspx?path=baseball|title = BASE: 2020 Preseason Awards}}

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|align="center" Colspan="3" |Media poll

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{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Florida Atlantic Owls|Predicted finish|Team|1st Place Votes}}

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| 1

Southern Miss6
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| 2

Florida Atlantic4
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| 3

Louisiana Tech-
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| 4

Old Dominion-
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| 5

Rice1
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| 6

FIU1
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| 7

WKU-
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| 8

UAB-
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| 9

UTSA-
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| 10

Marshall-
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| 11

Charlotte-
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| 12

Middle Tennessee-

{{clear}}

Schedule and results

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colspan=2 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|color=white|Florida Atlantic Owls}}" | 2020 Florida Atlantic Owls Baseball Game Log
colspan=2 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|color=white|Florida Atlantic Owls}}" | Regular Season
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{| class="wikitable collapsible" style="margin:auto; width:100%; text-align:center; font-size:95%"

! colspan=11 style="padding-left:4em;{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|color=white|Florida Atlantic Owls}}" | February

Date

! Opponent

! Rank

! Site/stadium

! Score

! Win

! Loss

! Save

! Attendance

! Overall record

! C-USA record

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|February 14

{{CBSB link|year=2020|team=Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens|title=Delaware}}No. 40FAU Baseball Stadium
Boca Raton, FL
8–4Reese (1–0)Ludman (0–1)None7871–00-0
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|February 15

DelawareNo. 40FAU Baseball Stadium9–5Kostantis (1–0)Silan (0–1)None7182–00-0
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|February 16

DelawareNo. 40FAU Baseball Stadium8-25 {{ref|February 16|[a]}}Ireson (1–0)Wakeley (0–1)None5323–00-0
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|February 18

{{CBSB link|year=2020|team=Florida Gulf Coast Eagles|title=Florida Gulf Coast}}FAU Baseball Stadium6–4Entenza (1–0)T. Shuck (0–2)Hartigan (1)6204–00-0
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|February 21

{{CBSB link|year=2020|team=Binghamton Bearcats|title=Binghamton}}FAU Baseball Stadium9–8Entenza (2–0)DiRado (0–1)None5345–00-0
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|February 22

BinghamtonFAU Baseball Stadiumcolspan=7| Postponed (rain) Makeup: February 23 as a doubleheader{{cite web |url=https://fausports.com/news/2020/2/22/baseballs-saturday-game-postponed-rescheduled-as-part-of-sunday-doubleheader.aspx |title=Baseball's Saturday Game Postponed; Rescheduled as Part of Sunday Doubleheader |date=February 22, 2020 |publisher=Florida Atlantic University Athletics }}
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|February 23 (1)

BinghamtonFAU Baseball Stadium9–4Reese (2–0)Satriale (0–1)None5986–00-0
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|February 23 (2)

BinghamtonFAU Baseball Stadium11–4Visconti (1–0)Kopcza (0–1)None5987–00-0
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|February 28

No. 5 Texas TechDick Howser Stadium
Tallahassee, FL
1–7Brustoski (1–0)Reese (2–1)None4,2497–10-0
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|February 28

No. 9 Florida StateDick Howser Stadium1–5Van Eyk (1–0)Josey (0–1)None4,2497–20-0
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|February 29

No. 9 Florida StateDick Howser Stadium6–16Anderson (1–0)Waterbor (0–1)Ahearn (1)5,4437–30-0
:{{note|February 16|[a]}}Shortened due to rain

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! colspan=11 style="padding-left:4em;{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|color=white|Florida Atlantic Owls}}" | March

Date

! Opponent

! Rank

! Site/stadium

! Score

! Win

! Loss

! Save

! Attendance

! Overall record

! C-USA record

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|March 3

No. 1 FloridaFITTEAM Ballpark of the Palm Beaches
West Palm Beach, FL
3–7Luethje (2–0)DeGusipe (0–1)None1,9847–40-0
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|March 4

No. 7 Miami (FL)FAU Baseball Stadium11–2Cooley (1–0)McFarlane (1–2)None1,1668–40-0
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|March 6

{{CBSB link|year=2020|team=Northeastern Huskies|title=Northeastern}}FAU Baseball Stadium4–2Josey (1–1)Murphy (2–2)Hartigan (2)5019–40-0
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|March 7

NortheasternFAU Baseball Stadium7–10Jacobsak (2–1)Reese (2–2)Dufault (3)5519–50-0
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|March 8

NortheasternFAU Baseball Stadium1–6Keane (3–1)Visconti (1–1)None4649–60-0
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|March 10

{{CBSB link|year=2020|team=Penn Quakers|title=Penn}}FAU Baseball Stadium5–0Entenza (3–0)Shoemaker (0–1)None54910–60-0
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|March 11

PennFAU Baseball Stadiumcolspan=7| Cancelled {{cite web |url=https://fausports.com/news/2020/3/11/baseballs-finale-against-penn-canceled.aspx?fbclid=IwAR0oG_d9efkY4HHVsciG8fL76VnlTG2R3XwCy1_nih-z0mt8iggsAIIAeFI |title=Baseball's Finale against Penn Canceled |date=March 11, 2020 |publisher=Florida Atlantic University Athletics }}
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|March 13

{{CBSB link|year=2020|team=Old Dominion Monarchs|title=Old Dominion}}Bud Metheny Baseball Complex
Norfolk, VA
rowspan=12 colspan=7| Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic){{cite web |url=https://fausports.com/news/2020/3/12/baseball-competition-has-been-suspended.aspx |title=Competition Has Been Suspended |date=March 12, 2020 |publisher=Florida Atlantic University Athletics }}
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|March 14

Old DominionBud Metheny Baseball Complex
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|March 15

Old DominionBud Metheny Baseball Complex
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|March 18

{{CBSB link|year=2020|team=Marist Red Foxes|title=Marist}}FAU Baseball Stadium
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|March 20

{{CBSB link|year=2020|team=UAB Blazers|title=UAB}}FAU Baseball Stadium
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|March 21

UABFAU Baseball Stadium
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|March 22

UABFAU Baseball Stadium
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|March 24

Miami (FL)Alex Rodriguez Park
Coral Gables, FL
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|March 27

Louisiana TechJ. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park
Ruston, LA
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|March 28

Louisiana TechJ. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park
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|March 29

Louisiana TechJ. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park
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|March 31

{{CBSB link|year=2020|team=UCF Knights|title=UCF}}John Euliano Park
Orlando, FL

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! colspan=11 style="padding-left:4em;{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|color=white|Florida Atlantic Owls}}" | April

Date

! Opponent

! Rank

! Site/stadium

! Score

! Win

! Loss

! Save

! Attendance

! Overall record

! C-USA record

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|April 3

{{CBSB link|year=2020|team=Southern Miss Golden Eagles|title=Southern Miss}}FAU Baseball Stadiumrowspan=16 colspan=7| Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
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|April 4

Southern MissFAU Baseball Stadium
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|April 5

Southern MissFAU Baseball Stadium
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|April 7

UCFFAU Baseball Stadium
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|April 9

{{CBSB link|year=2020|team=Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders|title=Middle Tennessee}}Reese Smith Jr. Field
Murfreesboro, TN
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|April 10

Middle TennesseeReese Smith Jr. Field
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|April 11

Middle TennesseeReese Smith Jr. Field
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|April 15

Miami (FL)Alex Rodriguez Park
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|April 17

{{CBSB link|year=2020|team=Western Kentucky Hilltoppers|title=WKU}}FAU Baseball Stadium
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|April 18

WKUFAU Baseball Stadium
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|April 19

WKUFAU Baseball Stadium
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|April 21

FloridaMcKethan Stadium
Gainesville, FL
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|April 24

{{CBSB link|year=2020|team=FIU Panthers|title=FIU}}Infinity Insurance Park
Miami, FL
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|April 25

FIUInfinity Insurance Park
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|April 26

FIUInfinity Insurance Park
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|April 28

{{CBSB link|year=2020|team=Bethune–Cookman Wildcats|title=Bethune–Cookman}}FAU Baseball Stadium

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! colspan=11 style="padding-left:4em;{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|color=white|Florida Atlantic Owls}}" | May

Date

! Opponent

! Rank

! Site/stadium

! Score

! Win

! Loss

! Save

! Attendance

! Overall record

! C-USA record

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|May 1

{{CBSB link|year=2020|team=UTSA Roadrunners|title=UTSA}}FAU Baseball Stadiumrowspan=10 colspan=7| Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
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|May 2

UTSAFAU Baseball Stadium
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|May 3

UTSAFAU Baseball Stadium
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|May 5

Florida Gulf CoastSwanson Stadium
Fort Myers, FL
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|May 8

{{CBSB link|year=2020|team=Rice Owls|title=Rice}}Reckling Park
Houston, TX
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|May 9

RiceReckling Park
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|May 10

RiceReckling Park
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|May 14

CharlotteFAU Baseball Stadium
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|May 15

CharlotteFAU Baseball Stadium
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|May 16

CharlotteFAU Baseball Stadium

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! colspan=9 | Legend:      {{Color box|#ddffdd|border=darkgray}} = Win      {{Color box|#ffdddd|border=darkgray}} = Loss      {{Color box|#bbbbbb|border=darkgray}} = Cancelled
Bold = Florida Atlantic team member

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:Schedule Source:{{cite press release|url=https://fausports.com/news/2019/11/26/baseball-unveils-2020-schedule.aspx?path=baseball|title=Baseball Unveils 2020 Schedule|publisher=Florida Atlantic University Athletics|date=November 26, 2019}}

Roster

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colspan=9 style="{{NCAA color cell|Florida Atlantic Owls
}; text-align:center"|2020 Florida Atlantic Owls roster

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Pitchers

  • 2 - Jacob Josey - Sophomore
  • 12 - Corey Ireson - Junior
  • 14 - Zach Asnes - File:Redshirt.svg Junior
  • 15 - Brycen Allen - File:Redshirt.svg Junior
  • 16 - Adrien Reese - Junior
  • 18 - Hunter Cooley - Sophomore
  • 21 - Jon Jon Kostantis - Sophomore
  • 22 - Jackson Vescelus - File:Redshirt.svg Junior
  • 26 - Jack Stroud - Freshman
  • 27 - Dylan O'Connell - File:Redshirt.svg Junior
  • 29 - Evan Waterbor - Sophomore
  • 30 - Michael Schuler - Sophomore
  • 31 - Dylan Carter - Senior
  • 34 - Ryan Sandberg - File:Redshirt.svg Junior
  • 35 - Mike Entenza - Junior
  • 37 - Dante Visconti - Freshman
  • 38 - Matt Sparling - File:Redshirt.svg Junior
  • 40 - Ethan Kramer - Freshman
  • 41 - Marc DeGusipe - Freshman

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Catchers

  • 25 - Tucker Mitchell - Freshman
  • 33 - Nicolas Toney - Sophomore

Infielders

  • 1 - Cade Parker - Freshman
  • 4 - Wilfredo Alvarez - Senior
  • 5 - Garrett Evans - File:Redshirt.svg Freshman
  • 6 - Francisco Urbaez - Senior
  • 7 - Alex Arauz - Junior
  • 8 - Andru Summerall - File:Redshirt.svg Junior
  • 9 - B.J. Murray - Sophomore
  • 13 - Steven Loden - Freshman
  • 19 - Jared DeSantolo - Junior

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Outfielders

  • 10 - Bobby Morgensen - Senior
  • 11 - Jackson Wenstrom - Junior
  • 17 - Charlie Concannon - Graduate Student
  • 23 - Victor Castillo - Freshman
  • 24 - Mitchell Hartigan - Sophomore

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Coaching staff

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  • 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

{{main|2020 NCAA Division I baseball rankings}}

{{NCAA Division I baseball rankings

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| finalpollweek = 5

| coaches_ref = [http://sportspolls.usatoday.com/ncaa/baseball/polls/coaches-poll/ Baseball Coaches Poll]

| ba_ref = [http://www.baseballamerica.com/tag/top-25/ Baseball America College: Top 25]

| collegiate_ref = [http://baseballnews.com/2019-collegiate-baseball-polls/ NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls-Collegiate Baseball Newspaper]

| ncbwa_ref = [http://www.sportswriters.net/ncbwa/poll/ NCBWA Division I poll]

| d1b_ref = [https://d1baseball.com/category/rankings/ D1 Baseball]

| coaches_pre = RV

| ba_pre = NR

| collegiate_pre = 40

| ncbwa_pre = RV

| d1b_pre = NR

| ba_1 = NR

| collegiate_1 = NR

| ncbwa_1 = RV

| d1b_1 = NR

| coaches_2 =

| ba_2 = NR

| collegiate_2 = NR

| ncbwa_2 = RV

| d1b_2 = NR

| coaches_3 = NR

| ba_3 = NR

| collegiate_3 = NR

| ncbwa_3 = RV

| d1b_3 = NR

| coaches_4 = NR

| ba_4 = NR

| collegiate_4 = NR

| ncbwa_4 = NR

| d1b_4 = NR

| coaches_5 = NR

| ba_5 = NR

| collegiate_5 = NR

| ncbwa_5 = NR

| d1b_5 = NR

}}

Awards

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|+ style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Florida Atlantic Owls|border=0|color=white}}” | Weekly awards

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{{CollegeSecondaryHeader|team=Florida Atlantic Owls|Player|Award| Date awarded|Ref.}}

Mitchell Hartigan

| C-USA Co-Hitter of the Week

| February 24, 2020

| {{cite web|title=Baseball's Hartigan Earns C-USA Weekly Honor|url=https://fausports.com/news/2020/2/24/baseballs-hartigan-earns-c-usa-weekly-honor.aspx|publisher=Florida Atlantic University Athletics|date=February 24, 2020}}

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References