2023 Florida Atlantic Owls baseball team

American college baseball season

2023 Florida Atlantic Owls baseball
ConferenceConference USA
Record34–25 (16–14 C-USA)
Head coach
  • John McCormack
Assistant coachJordan Tabakman
Michael Cleary
Ricky Santiago
Home stadiumFAU Baseball Stadium
Seasons
← 2022
2024 →
2023 Conference USA baseball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 25 Dallas Baptist ‍†‍‍y 25 – 5   .833 44 – 13   .772
UTSA ‍‍‍ 21 – 8   .724 38 – 19   .667
Charlotte ‍‍‡‍y 17 – 12   .586 30 – 26   .536
Western Kentucky ‍‍‍ 16 – 14   .533 32 – 25   .561
Florida Atlantic ‍‍‍ 16 – 14   .533 34 – 24   .586
Louisiana Tech ‍‍‍ 15 – 15   .500 28 – 30   .483
Middle Tennessee ‍‍‍ 14 – 16   .467 27 – 27   .500
Rice ‍‍‍ 9 – 21   .300 21 – 37   .362
FIU ‍‍‍ 8 – 22   .267 21 – 34   .382
UAB ‍‍‍ 8 – 22   .267 17 – 36   .321
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 21, 2023[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball


The 2023 Florida Atlantic Owls baseball team represented Florida Atlantic University in the sport of baseball for the 2023 college baseball season. The Owls competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and in Conference USA. They played their home games at FAU Baseball Stadium, on the university's Boca Raton campus. The team was coached by John McCormack, who was in his fifteenth season at Florida Atlantic.

On October 21, 2021, Florida Atlantic accepted the invitation to join the American Athletic Conference (AAC) and will become a full member on July 1, 2023.[2] The 2023 season was the program's last as a member of C-USA.[3]

Previous season

The 2022 Owls finished 35-23 overall, and 19-11 in the conference. They lost to Southern Miss during the 2022 Conference USA baseball tournament.

Preseason

C-USA media poll

The Conference USA preseason poll was released on February 2, 2023, with the Owls predicted to finish in third place.[4]

Media poll
Rank School (1st Place Votes) Total
1 LA Tech (5) 91
2 DBU (4) 90
3 Florida Atlantic 74
4 Charlotte (1) 70
5 UTSA 66
T6 Middle Tennessee 39
T6 UAB 39
8 Rice 32
9 FIU 28
10 WKU 21

Preseason All-CUSA teams

  • Nolan Schanuel - Outfielder
  • Hunter Cooley – Starting Pitcher

Personnel

2023 Florida Atlantic Owls baseball team
Players Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Home town
1 INF Armando Albert L/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Jr Plantation, Florida
2 RHP Jacob Josey Current redshirt R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Ellenton, Florida
4 INF Joey Slattery L/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Charlotte, North Carolina
5 OF Jalen DeBose R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Sanford, Florida
6 INF Lucas Phelps R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Valrico, Florida
7 INF Dom Presto R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
8 OF Dylan Goldstein L/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Southwest Ranches, Florida
9 OF Spencer Rich R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Longmont, Colorado
10 C John Schroeder R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Lakewood Ranch, Florida
11 INF Patrick Ward R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Lakewood Ranch, Florida
12 INF Nolan Schanuel L/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Boynton Beach, Florida
13 RHP C.J. Williams R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Deerfield Beach, Florida
14 RHP Tyler Murphy R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Palm City, Florida
15 INF Jackson Ross R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Lakeland, Florida
16 RHP Robert Wegielnik Current redshirt R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Fort Myers, Florida
17 RHP Sammy Beir R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Coral Springs, Florida
18 LHP Hunter Cooley R/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Gr Vero Beach, Florida
19 INF Christian Adams L/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Royal Palm Beach, Florida
21 RHP Danny Trehey R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Kansas City, Kansas
22 OF Jake Millan R/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Springbrook, Pennsylvania
23 RHP Dawson Ball L/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Wellington, Florida
24 OF Mitchell Hartigan L/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Jupiter, Florida
25 RHP Braden Ostrander R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Melbourne, Florida
28 INF Daulton Frank Current redshirt R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Loxahatchee, Florida
29 LHP Evan Waterbor L/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Trinity, Florida
30 C Andrew Hernandez R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Gr Miami, Florida
31 RHP Tibur Rivero R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Stuart, Florida
32 LHP Tyler Monzon L/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Miami, Florida
33 RHP Dylan Oborne R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada
34 C Caleb Pendleton R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Jensen Beach, Florida
35 RHP Bryan Boully R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Dover, Florida
37 RHP Brandon Smith Current redshirt S/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Woodstock, Georgia
39 C Phoenix Medina R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Lawton, Oklahoma
40 RHP Sean Goodwin Current redshirt R/R 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Niceville, Florida
41 LHP Marc Degusipe Current redshirt L/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Tampa, Florida
42 LHP Sam Drumheller R/L 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Jr Tampa, Florida
43 LHP Max Martzolf L/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 250 lb (113 kg) So Port St. Lucie, Florida
44 RHP Nicholas Del Prado R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Miami, Florida
55 RHP Hayden Compton R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Centerburg, Ohio
Head coach

John McCormack (Lynn)

Assistant coach(es)

Jordan Tabakman (UConn)
Michael Cleary (Dayton)
Ricky Santiago (Lander)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 5 February 2023

Schedule and results

Legend
  Florida Atlantic win
  Florida Atlantic loss
  Postponement
Bold Florida Atlantic team member
2023 Florida Atlantic Owls baseball game log
Regular season
February (7–1)
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
Feb. 17 Monmouth FAU Baseball Stadium
Boca Raton, FL		 W 6–2 H. Cooley (1–0) A. Barker (0–1) None 611 1–0
Feb. 18 Monmouth FAU Baseball Stadium W 14–8 J. Josey (1–0) J. Ventresca (0–1) None 687 2–0
Feb. 19 Monmouth FAU Baseball Stadium W 17–2 N. Del Prado (1-0) J. Sisco (0–1) None 579 3–0
Feb. 21 UCF John Euliano Park
Orlando, FL		 W 13–3 E. Waterbor (1–0) J. Marlowe (0–1) None 1,650 4–0
Feb. 24 South Florida FAU Baseball Stadium L 1–5 H. Mink (2–0) H. Cooley (1–1) None 638 4–1
Feb. 25 South Florida FAU Baseball Stadium W 8–711 M. DeGusipe (1-0) J. Cothren (0-1) None 646 5–1
Feb. 26 South Florida FAU Baseball Stadium W 8–6 S. Drumheller (1-0) L. Gailey (0-1) C.J. Williams (1) 559 6–1
Feb. 28 No. 22 Miami FAU Baseball Stadium W 6–5 M. DeGusipe (2-0) R. Gallo (0-1) R. Wegielnik (1) 1,180 7–1
March (9–10)
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record C-USA record
Mar. 3 No. 16 UConn FAU Baseball Stadium L 4–6 I. Cooke (1-1) H. Cooley (1-2) J. Willis (1) 659 7–2 –
Mar. 4 UConn FAU Baseball Stadium L 1–5 S. Quigley (1-0) J. Jacob (1-1) None 520 7–3 –
Mar. 5 UConn FAU Baseball Stadium L 2–8 T. Ellisen (1-0) N. Del Prado (1-1) None 543 7–4 –
Mar. 7 at No. 6 Florida Condron Ballpark
Gainesville, FL		 L 11–18 T. Nesbitt (1-0) M. Martzolf (0-1) None 4,737 7–5 –
Mar. 8 at No. 6 Florida Condron Ballpark L 0–118 R. Slater (3-0) C.J. Williams (0-1) P. Abner (1) 4,760 7–6 –
Mar. 10 Harvard FAU Baseball Stadium W 7–3 H. Cooley (2-2) J. Driver (0-1) None 445 8–6 –
Mar. 11 Harvard FAU Baseball Stadium W 11–3 J. Josey (2-1) C. Clark (0-1) None 491 9–6 –
Mar. 12 Harvard FAU Baseball Stadium W 9–6 R. Wegielnik (1-0) C. Fang (0-1) None 449 10–6 –
Mar. 13 Harvard FAU Baseball Stadium W 12–1110 B. Smith (2-0) J. Smith (0-1) None 477 11–6 –
Mar. 15 Bradley FAU Baseball Stadium W 15–27 M. Martzolf (1-1) E. Harris (0-1) None 351 12–6 –
Mar. 17 at UTSA Roadrunner Field
San Antonio, TX		 L 2–8 L. Malone (2-2) H. Cooley (2-3) None 362 12–7 0–1
Mar. 19 (1) at UTSA Roadrunner Field L 2–77 U. Quiroga (4-0) J. Josey (2-2) None 412 12–8 0–2
Mar. 19 (2) at UTSA Roadrunner Field L 3–57 S. Miller (5–0) E. Waterbor (1–1) D. Shafer (3) 412 12–9 0–3
Mar. 22 at No. 17 Miami Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field
Coral Gables, FL		 L 5–10 R. Schlesinger (1-0) M. Martzolf (1-2) None 2,801 12–10 0–3
Mar. 24 Middle Tennessee FAU Baseball Stadium W 13–5 H. Cooley (3-3) P. Johnson (1-1) None 458 13–10 1–3
Mar. 25 Middle Tennessee FAU Baseball Stadium W 6–2 J. Josey (3-2) J. Hamm (3-2) C.J. Williams (2) 435 14–10 2–3
Mar. 26 Middle Tennessee FAU Baseball Stadium W 7–5 N. Del Prado (2-1) J. Lee (2-1) R. Wegielnik (2) 426 15–10 3–3
Mar. 28 UCF FAU Baseball Stadium W 4–2 B. Smith (3-0) D. Castellan (0-1) C.J. Williams (3) 515 16–10 3–3
Mar. 31 Rice FAU Baseball Stadium L 0–1 P. Smith (2-1) H. Cooley (3-4) M. Linskey (2) 547 16–11 3–4
April (10–8)
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record C-USA record
Apr. 1 Rice FAU Baseball Stadium W 10–7 E. Waterbor
(2–1)		 J. Marlowe
(0–1)		 None 410 17–11 4–4
Apr. 2 Rice FAU Baseball Stadium W 14–48 D. Oborne (1–0) B. Brogdon (1-3) None 390 18–11 5–4
Apr. 4 No. 15 Florida Gulf Coast FAU Baseball Stadium W 8–4 R. Wegielnik (2-0) N. Love (2-1) None 467 19–11 5–4
Apr. 6 at FIU Infinity Insurance Park
Miami, FL		 W 8–4 N. Del Prado (3-1) R. Cabarcas (0-4) None 630 20–11 6–4
Apr. 7 at FIU Infinity Insurance Park W 7–3 J. Josey (4-2) O. Hernandez (1-3) E. Waterbor (1) 595 21–11 7–4
Apr. 8 at FIU Infinity Insurance Park L 2–167 A. Tiburcio (3-2) D. Oborne
(1–1)		 None 671 21–12 7–5
Apr. 11 at No. 15 Florida Gulf Coast Swanson Stadium
Fort Myers, FL		 W
5–4		 T. Murphy (1-0) W. Haberstock (4-1) R. Wegielnik (3) 362 22–12 7–5
Apr. 14 Dallas Baptist FAU Baseball Stadium L 2–10 R. Johnson (4-2) H. Cooley (3-5) None 389 22–13 7–6
Apr. 15 Dallas Baptist FAU Baseball Stadium L 3–11 B. Bragg (4-1) J. Josey (4-3) None 446 22–14 7–7
Apr. 16 Dallas Baptist FAU Baseball Stadium L 2–3 Z. Russell (1-1) E. Waterbor (2–2) K. Amendt (8) 286 22–15 7–8
Apr. 19 No. 17 Miami FAU Baseball Stadium W 7–611 N. Del Prado (4-1) G. Braendel (0-1) None 779 23–15 7–8
Apr. 21 at Western Kentucky Nick Denes Field
Bowling Green, KY		 L 4–6 D. Mesaris (2-1) H. Cooley (3-6) CJ Weins (6) 267 23–16 7–9
Apr. 22 at Western Kentucky Nick Denes Field L 8–914 M. Burns (4-1) R. Wegielnik (2-1) None 327 23–17 7–10
Apr. 23 at Western Kentucky Nick Denes Field L 2–4 D. Hall (5-3) N. Del Prado (4-2) CJ Weins (7) 215 23–18 7–11
Apr. 25 at No. 16 Miami Alex Rodriguez Park L 9–12 R. Gallo (1-3) D. Oborne (1–2) A. Walters (6) 2,948 23–19 7–11
Apr. 28 FIU FAU Baseball Stadium W 13-3 C.J. Williams (1-1) A. Tiburcio (3-5) None 389 24–19 8–11
Apr. 29 FIU FAU Baseball Stadium W 8-4 H. Cooley (4-6) D. Eckaus (0-1) None 585 25–19 9–11
Apr. 30 FIU FAU Baseball Stadium W 10-1 N. Del Prado (5-2) R. Cabarcas (1-5) R. Wegielnik (4) 429 26–19 10–11
May (7-4)
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record C-USA record
May 5 at Charlotte Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium
Charlotte, NC		 W 8–4 R. Wegielnik (3-1) E. Michelson (1-3) None 660 27–19 11–11
May 6 at Charlotte Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium W 10–9 R. Wegielnik (4-1) M. Langhorne (1-2) None 718 28–19 12–11
May 7 at Charlotte Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium L 4–12 C. Kramer (4-4) N. Del Prado (5-3) None 680 28–20 12–12
May 9 at Florida Gulf Coast Swanson Stadium L 3–11 N. Love (4-2) J. Josey (4-4) LJ McDonough (6) 218 28–21 12–12
May 12 Louisiana Tech FAU Baseball Stadium W 9-5 C.J. Williams (2-1) J. Fincher (8-4) R. Wegielnik (5) 428 29–21 13–12
May 13 Louisiana Tech FAU Baseball Stadium L 12–616 R. Smith (3-3) J. Josey (4-5) None 646 29–22 13–13
May 14 Louisiana Tech FAU Baseball Stadium W 12–1110 B. Ostrander (1-0) G. Martinez (0-5) None 324 30–22 14–13
May 16 Florida Gulf Coast FAU Baseball Stadium W 15-58 H. Cooley (5-6) M. Rippl (2-2) None 267 31–22 14–13
May 18 at UAB Jerry D. Young Memorial Field
Birmingham, AL		 W 16-5 H. Cooley (6-6) B. Walton (3-7) J. Josey (1) 137 32–22 15–13
May 19 at UAB Jerry D. Young Memorial Field W 8–6 S. Drumheller (2-0) L. Harris (1-1) R. Wegielnik (6) 142 33–22 16–13
May 20 at UAB Jerry D. Young Memorial Field L 5-10 J. Smith (1-1) B. Smith (1-1) None 153 33–23 16–14
Post-season
C-USA Tournament (1-2)
Date Opponent Seed Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Tournament record
May 24 vs. (4) Western Kentucky 5 Reckling Park
Houston, TX		 L 9–10 M. Burns (6-2) R. Wegielnik (4-2) None ESPN+ 927 0-1
May 25 vs. (8) Rice 5 Reckling Park W 6-1 H. Cooley (7-6) JD McCracken (1-5) None ESPN+ 1-1
May 24 vs. (4) Western Kentucky 5 Reckling Park L 7–9 CJ Weins (1-2) R. Wegielnik (4-3) None ESPN+ 589 1-2
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Cancelled
Bold = Florida Atlantic team member
Schedule Source:[5]


Awards

End of Year awards
Player Award Date awarded Ref.
Nolan Schanuel Conference USA Player of the Year May 23, 2023 [6]

References

  1. ^ "2023 Baseball Standings". conferenceusa.com. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  2. ^ "FAU Accepts Invite to The American". FAUSports.com. October 21, 2021.
  3. ^ "FAU's American Move Officially Set for 2023". FAUSports.com. June 10, 2022.
  4. ^ "BSB: C-USA Announces 2023 Preseason Poll and Awards".
  5. ^ "FAU Baseball Announces 2023 Regular season Schedule" (Press release). Florida Atlantic University Athletics. December 1, 2022.
  6. ^ "Schanuel Named Conference USA Player of the Year". Florida Atlantic University Athletics. May 23, 2023.

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