# 2023 Florida Atlantic Owls baseball team

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. The 2023 season was the program's last as a member of C-USA.

## 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.
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

## 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 8–7$^{11}$ | 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 0–11$^8$ | 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 12–11$^{10}$ | B. Smith (2-0) | J. Smith (0-1) | None | 477 | 11–6 | – |
| Mar. 15 | Bradley | FAU Baseball Stadium | W 15–2$^7$ | 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 2–7$^7$ | U. Quiroga (4-0) | J. Josey (2-2) | None | 412 | 12–8 | 0–2 |
| Mar. 19 (2) | at UTSA | Roadrunner Field | L 3–5$^7$ | 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 14–4$^8$ | 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 2–16$^7$ | 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 7–6$^{11}$ | 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 8–9$^{14}$ | 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 12–6$^{16}$ | R. Smith (3-3) | J. Josey (4-5) | None | 646 | 29–22 | 13–13 |
| May 14 | Louisiana Tech | FAU Baseball Stadium | W 12–11$^{10}$ | B. Ostrander (1-0) | G. Martinez (0-5) | None | 324 | 30–22 | 14–13 |
| May 16 | Florida Gulf Coast | FAU Baseball Stadium | W 15-5$^8$ | 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 :
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## Awards

End of Year awards :
| Player | Award | Date awarded | Ref. |
| Nolan Schanuel | Conference USA Player of the Year | May 23, 2023 | |