# 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.

## 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.
Media poll :
| Predicted finish | Team | 1st Place Votes |
| 1 | Southern Miss | 6 |
| 2 | Florida Atlantic | 4 |
| 3 | Louisiana Tech | - |
| 4 | Old Dominion | - |
| 5 | Rice | 1 |
| 6 | FIU | 1 |
| 7 | WKU | - |
| 8 | UAB | - |
| 9 | UTSA | - |
| 10 | Marshall | - |
| 11 | Charlotte | - |
| 12 | Middle 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 14 | Delaware | No. 40 | FAU Baseball Stadium Boca Raton, FL | 8–4 | Reese (1–0) | Ludman (0–1) | None | 787 | 1–0 | 0-0 |
| February 15 | Delaware | No. 40 | FAU Baseball Stadium | 9–5 | Kostantis (1–0) | Silan (0–1) | None | 718 | 2–0 | 0-0 |
| February 16 | Delaware | No. 40 | FAU Baseball Stadium | 8-2$^5$ | Ireson (1–0) | Wakeley (0–1) | None | 532 | 3–0 | 0-0 |
| February 18 | Florida Gulf Coast | | FAU Baseball Stadium | 6–4 | Entenza (1–0) | T. Shuck (0–2) | Hartigan (1) | 620 | 4–0 | 0-0 |
| February 21 | Binghamton | | FAU Baseball Stadium | 9–8 | Entenza (2–0) | DiRado (0–1) | None | 534 | 5–0 | 0-0 |
| February 22 | Binghamton | | FAU Baseball Stadium | Postponed (rain) Makeup: February 23 as a doubleheader | Postponed (rain) Makeup: February 23 as a doubleheader | Postponed (rain) Makeup: February 23 as a doubleheader | Postponed (rain) Makeup: February 23 as a doubleheader | Postponed (rain) Makeup: February 23 as a doubleheader | Postponed (rain) Makeup: February 23 as a doubleheader | Postponed (rain) Makeup: February 23 as a doubleheader |
| February 23 (1) | Binghamton | | FAU Baseball Stadium | 9–4 | Reese (2–0) | Satriale (0–1) | None | 598 | 6–0 | 0-0 |
| February 23 (2) | Binghamton | | FAU Baseball Stadium | 11–4 | Visconti (1–0) | Kopcza (0–1) | None | 598 | 7–0 | 0-0 |
| February 28 | No. 5 Texas Tech | | Dick Howser Stadium Tallahassee, FL | 1–7 | Brustoski (1–0) | Reese (2–1) | None | 4,249 | 7–1 | 0-0 |
| February 28 | No. 9 Florida State | | Dick Howser Stadium | 1–5 | Van Eyk (1–0) | Josey (0–1) | None | 4,249 | 7–2 | 0-0 |
| February 29 | No. 9 Florida State | | Dick Howser Stadium | 6–16 | Anderson (1–0) | Waterbor (0–1) | Ahearn (1) | 5,443 | 7–3 | 0-0 |
March :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | C-USA record |
| March 3 | No. 1 Florida | FITTEAM Ballpark of the Palm Beaches West Palm Beach, FL | 3–7 | Luethje (2–0) | DeGusipe (0–1) | None | 1,984 | 7–4 | 0-0 |
| March 4 | No. 7 Miami (FL) | FAU Baseball Stadium | 11–2 | Cooley (1–0) | McFarlane (1–2) | None | 1,166 | 8–4 | 0-0 |
| March 6 | Northeastern | FAU Baseball Stadium | 4–2 | Josey (1–1) | Murphy (2–2) | Hartigan (2) | 501 | 9–4 | 0-0 |
| March 7 | Northeastern | FAU Baseball Stadium | 7–10 | Jacobsak (2–1) | Reese (2–2) | Dufault (3) | 551 | 9–5 | 0-0 |
| March 8 | Northeastern | FAU Baseball Stadium | 1–6 | Keane (3–1) | Visconti (1–1) | None | 464 | 9–6 | 0-0 |
| March 10 | Penn | FAU Baseball Stadium | 5–0 | Entenza (3–0) | Shoemaker (0–1) | None | 549 | 10–6 | 0-0 |
| March 11 | Penn | FAU Baseball Stadium | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| March 13 | Old Dominion | Bud Metheny Baseball Complex Norfolk, VA | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) |
| March 14 | Old Dominion | Bud Metheny Baseball Complex | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) |
| March 15 | Old Dominion | Bud Metheny Baseball Complex | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) |
| March 18 | Marist | FAU Baseball Stadium | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) |
| March 20 | UAB | FAU Baseball Stadium | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) |
| March 21 | UAB | FAU Baseball Stadium | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) |
| March 22 | UAB | FAU Baseball Stadium | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) |
| March 24 | Miami (FL) | Alex Rodriguez Park Coral Gables, FL | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) |
| March 27 | Louisiana Tech | J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park Ruston, LA | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) |
| March 28 | Louisiana Tech | J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) |
| March 29 | Louisiana Tech | J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) |
| March 31 | UCF | John Euliano Park Orlando, FL | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) |
April :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | C-USA record |
| April 3 | Southern Miss | FAU Baseball Stadium | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) |
| April 4 | Southern Miss | FAU Baseball Stadium | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) |
| April 5 | Southern Miss | FAU Baseball Stadium | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) |
| April 7 | UCF | FAU Baseball Stadium | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) |
| April 9 | Middle Tennessee | Reese Smith Jr. Field Murfreesboro, TN | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) |
| April 10 | Middle Tennessee | Reese Smith Jr. Field | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) |
| April 11 | Middle Tennessee | Reese Smith Jr. Field | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) |
| April 15 | Miami (FL) | Alex Rodriguez Park | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) |
| April 17 | WKU | FAU Baseball Stadium | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) |
| April 18 | WKU | FAU Baseball Stadium | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) |
| April 19 | WKU | FAU Baseball Stadium | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) |
| April 21 | Florida | McKethan Stadium Gainesville, FL | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) |
| April 24 | FIU | Infinity Insurance Park Miami, FL | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) |
| April 25 | FIU | Infinity Insurance Park | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) |
| April 26 | FIU | Infinity Insurance Park | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) |
| April 28 | Bethune–Cookman | FAU Baseball Stadium | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) |
May :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | C-USA record |
| May 1 | UTSA | FAU Baseball Stadium | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) |
| May 2 | UTSA | FAU Baseball Stadium | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) |
| May 3 | UTSA | FAU Baseball Stadium | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) |
| May 5 | Florida Gulf Coast | Swanson Stadium Fort Myers, FL | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) |
| May 8 | Rice | Reckling Park Houston, TX | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) |
| May 9 | Rice | Reckling Park | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) |
| May 10 | Rice | Reckling Park | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) |
| May 14 | Charlotte | FAU Baseball Stadium | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) |
| May 15 | Charlotte | FAU Baseball Stadium | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) |
| May 16 | Charlotte | FAU Baseball Stadium | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) |
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Cancelled Bold = Florida Atlantic team member :
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## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final |
| Coaches' | RV | RV* | | — | — | — |
| Baseball America | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Collegiate Baseball^ | 40 | — | — | — | — | — |
| NCBWA† | RV | RV | RV | RV | — | — |
| D1Baseball | — | — | — | — | — | — |
^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season. † NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season. * A 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

Weekly awards :
| Player | Award | Date awarded | Ref. |
| Mitchell Hartigan | C-USA Co-Hitter of the Week | February 24, 2020 | |