2020 Florida Atlantic Owls baseball team

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.[1]

2020 Florida Atlantic Owls baseball
ConferenceConference USA
2020 record10-6 (0-0 C-USA)
Head coachJohn McCormack
Home stadiumFAU Baseball Stadium
2020 Conference USA baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
Old Dominion  ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –  12–4–0 .750
Southern Miss  ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –  12–4–0 .750
FIU  ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –  10–5–0 .667
Louisiana Tech  ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –  11–6–0 .647
Florida Atlantic  ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –  10–6–0 .625
Western Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –  10–6–0 .625
UTSA  ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –  10–7–0 .588
Charlotte  ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –  9–8–0 .529
UAB  ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –  7–9–0 .438
Middle Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –  7–10–0 .412
Marshall  ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –  4–10–1 .300
Rice  ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –  2–14–0 .125
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of August 14, 2020; Rankings from D1Baseball

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. [2]

Media poll
Predicted finish Team 1st Place Votes
1Southern Miss6
2Florida Atlantic4
3Louisiana Tech-
4Old Dominion-
5Rice1
6FIU1
7WKU-
8UAB-
9UTSA-
10Marshall-
11Charlotte-
12Middle 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 14DelawareNo. 40FAU Baseball Stadium
Boca Raton, FL		8-4Reese (1-0)Ludman (0-1)None7871-00-0
February 15DelawareNo. 40FAU Baseball Stadium9-5Kostantis (1-0)Silan (0-1)None7182-00-0
February 16DelawareNo. 40FAU Baseball Stadium8-25 [a]Ireson (1-0)Wakeley (0-1)None5323-00-0
February 18Florida Gulf CoastFAU Baseball Stadium6-4Entenza (1-0)T. Shuck (0-2)Hartigan (1)6204-00-0
February 21BinghamtonFAU Baseball Stadium9-8Entenza (2-0)DiRado (0-1)None5345-00-0
February 22BinghamtonFAU Baseball StadiumPostponed (rain) Makeup: February 23 as a doubleheader[3]
February 23 (1)BinghamtonFAU Baseball Stadium9-4Reese (2-0)Satriale (0-1)None5986-00-0
February 23 (2)BinghamtonFAU Baseball Stadium11-4Visconti (1-0)Kopcza (0-1)None5987-00-0
February 28No. 5 Texas TechDick Howser Stadium
Tallahassee, FL		1-7Brustoski (1-0)Reese (2-1)None4,2497-10-0
February 28No. 9 Florida StateDick Howser Stadium1-5Van Eyk (1-0)Josey (0-1)None4,2497-20-0
February 29No. 9 Florida StateDick Howser Stadium6-16Anderson (1-0)Waterbor (0-1)Ahearn (1)5,4437-30-0
:^[a] Shortened due to rain
March
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record C-USA Record
March 3No. 1 FloridaFITTEAM Ballpark of the Palm Beaches
West Palm Beach, FL		3-7Luethje (2-0)DeGusipe (0-1)None1,9847-40-0
March 4No. 7 Miami (FL)FAU Baseball Stadium11-2Cooley (1-0)McFarlane (1-2)None1,1668-40-0
March 6NortheasternFAU Baseball Stadium4-2Josey (1-1)Murphy (2-2)Hartigan (2)5019-40-0
March 7NortheasternFAU Baseball Stadium7-10Jacobsak (2-1)Reese (2-2)Dufault (3)5519-50-0
March 8NortheasternFAU Baseball Stadium1-6Keane (3-1)Visconti (1-1)None4649-60-0
March 10PennFAU Baseball Stadium5-0Entenza (3-0)Shoemaker (0-1)None54910-60-0
March 11PennFAU Baseball StadiumCancelled [4]
March 13Old DominionBud Metheny Baseball Complex
Norfolk, VA		Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)[5]
March 14Old DominionBud Metheny Baseball ComplexCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
March 15Old DominionBud Metheny Baseball ComplexCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
March 18MaristFAU Baseball StadiumCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
March 20UABFAU Baseball StadiumCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
March 21UABFAU Baseball StadiumCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
March 22UABFAU Baseball StadiumCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
March 24Miami (FL)Alex Rodriguez Park
Coral Gables, FL		Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
March 27Louisiana TechJ. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park
Ruston, LA		Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
March 28Louisiana TechJ. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson ParkCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
March 29Louisiana TechJ. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson ParkCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
March 31UCFJohn Euliano Park
Orlando, FL		Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
April
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record C-USA Record
April 3Southern MissFAU Baseball StadiumCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
April 4Southern MissFAU Baseball StadiumCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
April 5Southern MissFAU Baseball StadiumCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
April 7UCFFAU Baseball StadiumCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
April 9Middle TennesseeReese Smith Jr. Field
Murfreesboro, TN		Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
April 10Middle TennesseeReese Smith Jr. FieldCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
April 11Middle TennesseeReese Smith Jr. FieldCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
April 15Miami (FL)Alex Rodriguez ParkCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
April 17WKUFAU Baseball StadiumCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
April 18WKUFAU Baseball StadiumCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
April 19WKUFAU Baseball StadiumCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
April 21FloridaMcKethan Stadium
Gainesville, FL		Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
April 24FIUInfinity Insurance Park
Miami, FL		Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
April 25FIUInfinity Insurance ParkCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
April 26FIUInfinity Insurance ParkCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
April 28Bethune–CookmanFAU Baseball StadiumCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
May
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record C-USA Record
May 1UTSAFAU Baseball StadiumCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
May 2UTSAFAU Baseball StadiumCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
May 3UTSAFAU Baseball StadiumCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
May 5Florida Gulf CoastSwanson Stadium
Fort Myers, FL		Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
May 8RiceReckling Park
Houston, TX		Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
May 9RiceReckling ParkCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
May 10RiceReckling ParkCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
May 14CharlotteFAU Baseball StadiumCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
May 15CharlotteFAU Baseball StadiumCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
May 16CharlotteFAU Baseball StadiumCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
Post-Season
C-USA Tournament
Date Opponent Seed Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record C-USAT Record
May 20–24MGM Park
Biloxi, MS		Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
Legend:           = Win           = Loss           = Cancelled
Bold = Florida Atlantic team member
Schedule Source:[6]

Roster
2020 Florida Atlantic Owls roster
 

Pitchers

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

Catchers

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

Infielders

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

Outfielders

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

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
Main article: 2020 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ 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'[7] RV RV* RV* NR NR NR 
Baseball America[8] NR NR NR NR NR NR 
Collegiate Baseball^[9] 40 NR NR NR NR NR 
NCBWA†[10] RV RV RV RV NR NR 
D1Baseball[11] 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

References
  1. "Conference USA Cancels Spring Sport Competition". Florida Atlantic University Athletics. March 16, 2020.
  2. http://conferenceusa.com/news/2020/1/29/baseball-base-2020-preseason-awards.aspx?path=baseball
  3. "Baseball's Saturday Game Postponed; Rescheduled as Part of Sunday Doubleheader". Florida Atlantic University Athletics. February 22, 2020.
  4. "Baseball's Finale against Penn Canceled". Florida Atlantic University Athletics. March 11, 2020.
  5. "Competition Has Been Suspended". Florida Atlantic University Athletics. March 12, 2020.
  6. "Baseball Unveils 2020 Schedule" (Press release). Florida Atlantic University Athletics. November 26, 2019.
  7. Baseball Coaches Poll
  8. Baseball America College: Top 25
  9. NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls-Collegiate Baseball Newspaper
  10. NCBWA Division I poll
  11. D1 Baseball
  12. "Baseball's Hartigan Earns C-USA Weekly Honor". Florida Atlantic University Athletics. February 24, 2020.
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