MEMPHIS, Tenn. \u00a0\u2013 Florida Atlantic baseball (17-18, 4-8 American) dropped Sunday’s series finale with Memphis (11-23, 4-8 American) by an 11-6 final.\u00a0<\/p>\n
THE BEGINNING The Owls chipped away with three runs in the fourth.\u00a0Ian Collier<\/a>\u00a0led off with a home run, and\u00a0John Martinez<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0TJ Gramesty<\/a>\u00a0contributed run-scoring hits to make it 7-3.<\/p>\n THE TURNING POINT THE FINISH THE BATS<\/p>\n The Owls finished with 12 hits, led by three each by Collier and Martinez.Collier’s two home runs bring his season total up to seven.Martinez recorded his fourth consecutive multi-hit game. He finished the weekend 8-for-15.<\/p>\n THE ARMS<\/p>\n Grant was charged with five runs on seven hits in 2.2 innings.Dalton Robinson<\/a>\u00a0conceded two unearned runs.Patrick Ward<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Carson Kimball<\/a>\u00a0covered the final 4.1 innings and held the Tigers in check.Ward tossed 1.1 scoreless. Kimball allowed one run on two hits in three innings. \u00a0<\/p>\n WHAT’S NEXT FOLLOW THE OWLS
After two scoreless innings to start the game, Memphis jumped on Owls’ freshman\u00a0Garrett Grant<\/a>\u00a0in the third. After retiring the first two batters of the frame, the Tigers tagged Grant for three singles and two home runs. The Owls made a call to the bullpen, and Memphis added two more runs via two hits and an FAU error. When the dust settled, it was 7-0 in favor of the home team.<\/p>\n
Just as the Owls were climbing back in the game, Memphis scored three more runs in the bottom of the fourth to reestablish a seven-run lead. \u00a0<\/p>\n
Coller led off with a home run for the second straight inning in the fifth. He and Martinez singled home runs in the sixth to make it 10-6, but that would be as close as the Owls could get. Memphis tacked on one more solo homer in the eighth and retired the Owls in order in the ninth to salvage the series.<\/p>\n
The Owls return home to face Florida Gulf Coast on Tuesday at 6:35 p.m.<\/p>\n
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