# 2022 Florida Atlantic Owls baseball team

The 2022 Florida Atlantic Owls baseball team represented Florida Atlantic University in the sport of baseball for the 2022 college baseball season. The Owls competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and 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 fourteenth season at Florida Atlantic.

## Previous season

The 2021 Owls finished 35–25 overall, and 18–14 in the conference. They lost to Old Dominion during the 2021 Conference USA baseball tournament.

## Preseason
### C-USA media poll

The Conference USA preseason poll was released on February 16, 2022, with the Owls predicted to finish in fifth place.
Media poll :
| Predicted finish | Team | 1st Place Votes |
| 1 | Southern Miss | 6 |
| 2 | LA Tech | 2 |
| 3 | Old Dominion | 1 |
| 4 | Charlotte | 2 |
| 5 | Florida Atlantic | - |
| 6 | UTSA | - |
| 7 | FIU | 1 |
| 8 | Rice | - |
| 9 | WKU | - |
| 10 | Middle Tennessee | - |
| 11 | UAB | - |
| 12 | Marshall | - |

### Preseason All-CUSA teams

* Hunter Cooley – Starting Pitcher

## Schedule and results

2022 Florida Atlantic Owls baseball game log :
Regular season (34–21) :
February (5–3) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record |
| Feb. 18 | Minnesota | FAU Baseball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL | L 1–9 | Ireland (1–0) | Josey (0–1) | None | 634 | 0–1 |
| Feb. 19 | Minnesota | FAU Baseball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL | W 8–2 | Cooley (1–0) | Maldonado (0–1) | None | 541 | 1–1 |
| Fe. 20 | Minnesota | FAU Baseball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL | W 13–4 | Waterbor (1–0) | Holetz (0–1) | None | 534 | 2–1 |
| Feb. 21 | Minnesota | FAU Baseball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL | W 17–9 | Drumheller (1–0) | Liffrig (0–1) | None | 498 | 3–1 |
| Feb. 23 | at No. 24 Miami | Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL | L 1–9 | Ligon (1–0) | DeGusipe (0–1) | None | 759 | 3–2 |
| Feb. 25 | Delaware | FAU Baseball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL | L 5–8 | Ludman (1–0) | Josey (0–2) | None | 442 | 3–3 |
| Feb. 26 | Delaware | FAU Baseball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL | W 8–3 | Cooley (2–0) | Ledesma (0–1) | None | 491 | 4–3 |
| Feb. 27 | Delaware | FAU Baseball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL | W 5–1 | Rivero (1–0) | Silan (0–1) | None | 393 | 5–3 |
March (11–7) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | C-USA record |
| Mar. 1 | Michigan | FAU Baseball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL | W 5–1 | Wegielnik (1–0) | Wood (0–1) | None | | 698 | 6–3 | |
| Mar. 2 | Michigan | FAU Baseball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL | L 13–20 | Smith (1–0) | Martzolf (0–1) | None | | 557 | 6–4 | |
| Mar. 4 | Fordham | FAU Baseball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL | W 9–5 | Visconti (1–0) | Quintal (0–2) | None | | 447 | 7–4 | |
| Mar. 5 | Fordham | FAU Baseball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL | W 15–10 | Rivero (2–0) | Ey (0–3) | Martzolf (1) | | 528 | 8–4 | |
| Mar. 6 | Fordham | FAU Baseball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL | W 10–3 | Josey (1–2) | Hughes (0–1) | None | | 447 | 9–4 | |
| Mar. 8 | vs. Seton Hall | Centennial Park • Port Charlotte, FL | W 19–6 | Del Prado (1–0) | Shine (0–1) | None | | 217 | 10–4 | |
| Mar. 11 | Sacred Heart | FAU Baseball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL | W 6–3 | Cooley (3–0) | C. Jeter (0–3) | Wegielnik (1) | | 414 | 11–4 | |
| Mar. 12 | Sacred Heart | FAU Baseball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL | W 15–10 | Rivero (3–0) | LaMay (0–2) | None | | 336 | 12–4 | |
| Mar. 13 | Sacred Heart | FAU Baseball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL | W 11–1 | Burnham (1–0) | Babuschak (0–3) | None | | 375 | 13–4 | |
| Mar. 15 | North Dakota State | FAU Baseball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL | L 3–12 | Roehrich (2–0) | Del Prado (1–1) | None | | 334 | 13–5 | |
| Mar. 18 | at Southern Miss | Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS | L 7–9 | G. Ramsey (2–0) | Visconti (1–1) | None | ESPN+ | 4,543 | 13–6 | 0–1 |
| Mar. 19 | at Southern Miss | Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS | L 4–6 | L. Harper (1–1) | Waterbor (1–1) | G. Ramsey (2) | ESPN+ | 4,663 | 13–7 | 0–2 |
| Mar. 20 | at Southern Miss | Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS | W 7–3 | Josey (2–2) | Ethridge (1–3) | None | ESPN+ | 4,304 | 14–7 | 1–2 |
| Mar. 23 | Miami | FAU Baseball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL | L 1–7 | Garland (3–1) | Waterbor (1–2) | Walters (5) | | 1,742 | 14–8 | |
| Mar. 25 | UTSA | FAU Baseball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL | L 4–5 | Malone (3–0) | Cooley (3–1) | Shafer (2) | | 364 | 14–9 | 1–3 |
| Mar. 26 | UTSA | FAU Baseball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL | W 12–9 | Waterbor (2–2) | Quiroga (1–3) | Wegielnik (2) | | 417 | 15–9 | 2–3 |
| Mar. 27 | UTSA | FAU Baseball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL | W 8–4 | Josey (3–2) | S. Miller (1–3) | None | | 355 | 16–9 | 3–3 |
| Mar. 29 | at UCF | John Euliano Park • Orlando, FL | L 1–13 | W. Saxton (2–0) | B. Helverson (0–1) | None | | 1,541 | 16–10 | |
April (11–7) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | C-USA record |
| Apr. 1 | at Rice | Reckling Park • Houston, TX | W 9–4 | Cooley (4–1) | Chandler (1–5) | None | 1,702 | 17–10 | 4–3 |
| Apr. 2 | at Rice | Reckling Park • Houston, TX | W 6–5 | Drumheller (2–0) | R. Garcia (1–1) | Wegielnik (3) | 2,206 | 18–10 | 5–3 |
| Apr. 3 | at Rice | Reckling Park • Houston, TX | W 7–1 | Josey (4–2) | Wood (0–1) | None | 2,129 | 19–10 | 6–3 |
| Apr. 5 | UCF | FAU Baseball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL | W 5–3 | Wegielnik (2–0) | Centala (1–3) | None | 548 | 20–10 | |
| Apr. 8 | UAB | FAU Baseball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL | L 3–4 | Reynolds (2–2) | Cooley (4–2) | Taylor (7) | 385 | 20–11 | 6–4 |
| Apr. 9 | UAB | FAU Baseball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL | L 6–8 | Ballard (5–1) | Waterbor (2–3) | Taylor (8) | 399 | 20–12 | 6–5 |
| Apr. 10 | UAB | FAU Baseball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL | W 13–6 | Burnham (2–0) | Walton (4–2) | None | 495 | 21–12 | 7–5 |
| Apr. 12 | at No. 2 Miami | Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL | L 6–7 | Gates (1–0) | Wegielnik (2–1) | Walters (11) | 3,004 | 21–13 | |
| Apr. 14 | Western Kentucky | FAU Baseball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL | W 5–3 | Cooley (5–2) | Terbrak (5–2) | None | 385 | 22–13 | 8–5 |
| Apr. 15 | Western Kentucky | FAU Baseball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL | W 8–7 | Martzolf (1–1) | Kates (3–4) | Wegielnik (4) | 393 | 23–13 | 9–5 |
| Apr. 16 | Western Kentucky | FAU Baseball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL | W 9–3 | Burnham (3–0) | Sinnard (0–2) | None | 389 | 24–13 | 10–5 |
| Apr. 19 | at Florida Gulf Coast | Swanson Stadium • Fort Myers, FL | L 1–5 | D. Batcher (1–0) | Visconti (1–2) | N. Love (1) | 259 | 24–14 | |
| Apr. 22 | at Old Dominion | Bud Metheny Baseball Complex • Norfolk, VA | L 0–14 | Morgan (4–0) | Cooley (5–3) | None | 338 | 24–15 | 10–6 |
| Apr. 23 | at Old Dominion | Bud Metheny Baseball Complex • Norfolk, VA | L 7–11 | Pantos (6–0) | Josey (4–3) | None | 455 | 24–16 | 10–7 |
| Apr. 24 | at Old Dominion | Bud Metheny Baseball Complex • Norfolk, VA | W 5–4 | Burnham (4–0) | Gomez (2–1) | Wegielnik (5) | 299 | 25–16 | 11–7 |
| Apr. 26 | Florida Gulf Coast | FAU Baseball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL | W 8–7 | Martzolf (2–1) | Batcher (1–1) | None | 443 | 26–16 | |
| Apr. 29 | FIU | FAU Baseball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL | W 7–1 | Cooley (6–3) | P. Pridgen (2–6) | None | 639 | 27–16 | 12–7 |
| Apr. 30 | FIU | FAU Baseball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL | L 4–6 | C. Lequerica (2–3) | Josey (4–4) | None | 621 | 27–17 | 12–8 |
May (7–4) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | C-USA record |
| May 1 | FIU | FAU Baseball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL | W 11–5 | Burnham (5–0) | C. Santana (0–2) | None | 492 | 28–17 | 13–8 |
| May 6 | at Louisiana Tech | J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA | W 10–2 | Cooley (7–3) | Gibson (4–3) | None | 2,290 | 29–17 | 14–8 |
| May 7 | at Louisiana Tech | J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA | L 6–11 | Jennings (4–1) | DeGusipe (0–2) | None | 2,360 | 29–18 | 14–9 |
| May 8 | at Louisiana Tech | J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA | W 5–2 | Burnham (6–0) | Fincher (6–2) | Wegielnik (6) | 2,221 | 30–18 | 15–9 |
| May 10 | at Florida Gulf Coast | Swanson Stadium • Fort Myers, FL | L 2–7 | N. Love (2–0) | Waterbor (2–4) | M. Miller (1) | 118 | 30–19 | |
| May 13 | Charlotte | FAU Baseball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL | L 3–10 | Giesting (6–4) | Cooley (7–4) | None | 382 | 30–20 | 15–10 |
| May 14 | Charlotte | FAU Baseball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL | W 10–9$^{15}$ | Del Prado (2–1) | Brooks (3–2) | None | 430 | 31–20 | 16–10 |
| May 15 | Charlotte | FAU Baseball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL | L 4–14$^7$ | Martinez (1–3) | Burnham (6–1) | None | 370 | 31–21 | 16–11 |
| May 19 | at Marshall | Kennedy Center Field • Huntington, WV | W 8–6 | Cooley (8–4) | Purnell (5–6) | Wegielnik (7) | 89 | 32–21 | 17–11 |
| May 20 | at Marshall | Kennedy Center Field • Huntington, WV | W 14–12 | Drumheller (3–0) | Davenport (2–3) | Josey (1) | 99 | 33–21 | 18–11 |
| May 21 | at Marshall | Kennedy Center Field • Huntington, WV | W 11–1 | Del Prado (3–1) | Addkison (1–3) | None | 99 | 34–21 | 19–11 |
Post-season (1–2) :
C-USA Tournament (1–2) :
| Date | Opponent | Seed | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | Tournament record |
| May 26 | vs. (5) UTSA | (4) | Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS | L 4–5 | Malone (9–3) | Martzolf (2–2) | None | ESPN+ | 0 | 34–22 | 0–1 |
| May 26 | vs. (8) UAB | (4) | Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS | W 11–1$^7$ | Burnham (7–1) | Harris (3–2) | None | ESPN+ | 0 | 35–22 | 1–1 |
| May 27 | vs. (1)/No. 14 Southern Miss | (4) | Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS | L 0–5 | Riggins (8–4) | Josey (4–5) | Rogers (6) | ESPN+ | 3,172 | 35–23 | 1–2 |
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 | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Final |
| Coaches' | — | —* | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —* | —* | — |
| Baseball America | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —* | —* | — |
| Collegiate Baseball^ | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NCBWA† | — | — | — | — | 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/End of Year awards :
| Player | Award | Date awarded |
| Jalen DeBose | C-USA Hitter of the Week | February 21, 2022 |
| Gabriel Rincones Jr. | C-USA Hitter of the Week | April 11, 2022 |
| Nolan Schanuel | C-USA All-Academic Team | May 23, 2022 |
| Hunter Cooley | C-USA All-Academic Team | May 23, 2022 |
| Nicholas Del Prado | C-USA Pitcher of the Week | May 23, 2022 |
| Gabriel Rincones Jr. | C-USA Newcomer of the Year | May 24, 2022 |
| Gabriel Rincones Jr. | All-Conference First Team | May 24, 2022 |
| Nolan Schanuel | All-Conference First Team | May 24, 2022 |
| Hunter Cooley | All-Conference Second Team | May 24, 2022 |
| Dylan Goldstein | All-Conference Second Team | May 24, 2022 |