Florida Atlantic Defeats Golden Eagles for Second-Straight Night

Saturday, May 4

Pete Taylor Park

6 p.m.

Southern Miss

30-15, 17-6

Florida Atlantic

32-14, 17-6

Florida Atlantic

Southern Miss

Florida Atlantic Defeats Golden Eagles for Second-Straight Night

5/4/2019 10:28:00 PM | Baseball

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HATTIESBURG, Miss. -- Southern Miss gave up more runs and hits in a baseball game than it had all season, as Florida Atlantic pounded out an 18-9 Conference USA victory Saturday at Pete Taylor Park.

The Owls (32-14, 17-6) pulled into a first-place tie with the Golden Eagles (30-15, 17-6 C-USA) atop the conference standings after winning the first two games of the best-of-three series. It marked the first time Southern Miss had lost a conference series at home this season.

The teams are scheduled to meet at 1 p.m. Sunday to wrap up the three-game series.

The 18 runs on 22 hits were both season highs for the Owls as well as the most allowed by Southern Miss pitching this season.

Of FAU's 22 hits, 11 went for extra bases, including seven doubles and four home runs.

FAU left fielder Andru Summerall led the way, going 5-of-6 with a pair of three-run home runs, two doubles and a single. He scored five runs and knocked in seven.

FAU led throughout, going up 2-0 in the first inning on Southern Miss starting pitcher Cody Carroll on Mitchell Hartigan's two-out, two-run single and then tagged on another run in the third inning on Summerall's double and Joe Montes' run-scoring single.

The wheels came off for the Golden Eagles in the fifth inning, when FAU sent 11 batters to the plate and battered three Southern Miss pitchers for eight runs on seven hits to put the Owls on top 11-0.

Southern Miss scored four runs in the sixth. Cole Donaldson's triple got the Golden Eagles on the scoreboard, with Gabe Montenegro's single bringing in two runs and Matt Guidry's single capping the rally.

FAU came right back, scoring four more times, including Summerall's first three-run shot, and then scored three more times in the eighth on his second homer of the game.

The Golden Eagles scored five times in their final at-bat, including a two-run double by Jacob Edwards and run-scoring hits by Donaldson and Fred Franklin.

Guidry, who extended his reach-base-safely streak to 40 games, had a double and single, walked twice and drove in a run. Donaldson drove in two runs and scored twice with a triple and single. Matt Wallner hit his 10th double of the season to go with a single, and scored a run.

FAU right fielder Mitchell Hartigan had four hits, including two doubles, and drove in three runs. Leadoff man Eric Rivera had three hits, including two doubles, scored three times and drove in a pair. Designated hitter Bobby Morgensen had three hits, including a home run, scored twice and drove in two runs

Catcher Pedro Pages hit his fourth homer of the season, a two run shot.

Carroll (2-1) took the loss, allowing three runs on six hits over three-plus innings. He walked two and struck out one.

FAU starter Mike Ruff (5-3) picked up the win, allowing a run on two hits in five-plus innings. He walked five and struck out six.

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Team Stats

Pitching:

W: Mike Ruff (5-3)

L: Carroll, Cody (2-1)

Florida Atlantic

Batting:

2B: Eric Rivera 2 ; Andru Summerall 2 ; Mitchell Hartigan 2 ; Wilfredo Alvarez 1

HR: Andru Summerall 2 ; Bobby Morgensen 1 ; Pedro Pages 1

RBI: Eric Rivera 2 ; Andru Summerall 7 ; Joe Montes 1 ; Bobby Morgensen 2 ; Pedro Pages 2 ; Mitchell Hartigan 3 ; Wilfredo Alvarez 1

Base Running:

RUNS: Eric Rivera 3 ; Andru Summerall 5 ; Joe Montes 2 ; Bobby Morgensen 2 ; Pedro Pages 1 ; Mitchell Hartigan 1 ; Gunnar Lambert 2 ; Wilfredo Alvarez 2