# 2021 Florida Atlantic Owls baseball team

The 2021 Florida Atlantic Owls baseball team represented Florida Atlantic University in the sport of baseball for the 2021 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 campus. The team was coached by John McCormack, who was in his thirteenth season at Florida Atlantic.

## Previous season

The 2020 Owls finished 10–6 overall. This season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Preseason
### C-USA media poll

The Conference USA preseason poll was released on February 11, 2021 with the Owls predicted to finish in first place in the East Division.
Media poll (East) :
| Predicted finish | Team | 1st Place Votes |
| 1 | Florida Atlantic | 10 |
| 2 | Old Dominion | 1 |
| 3 | FIU | 1 |
| 4 | WKU | - |
| 5 | Charlotte | - |
| 6 | Marshall | - |

### Preseason All-CUSA teams

* Bobby Morgensen – Outfielder
* Mitchell Hartigan – Designated Hitter/Utility Player

## Schedule and results

2021 Florida Atlantic Owls baseball game log :
Regular season (30–23) :
February (6–1) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | C-USA record |
| February 19 | at UCF | John Euliano Park Orlando, FL | W 12-6 | Cooley (1-0) | B. McKay (0-1) | None | 821 | 1-0 | - |
| February 20 | UCF | FAU Baseball Stadium Boca Raton, FL | W 20-15 | Reese (1-0) | H. Patterson (0-1) | None | 286 | 2-0 | - |
| February 21 | UCF | FAU Baseball Stadium | L 6-15 | Litchfield (1-0) | Stuart (0-1) | J. Sinclair (1) | 286 | 2-1 | - |
| February 23 | at Florida Gulf Coast | Swanson Stadium Fort Myers, FL | W 3-1 | Ostrander (1-0) | Woodward (0-1) | Entenza (1) | 204 | 3-1 | - |
| February 26 | Seton Hall | FAU Baseball Stadium | W 6-2 | Reese (2-0) | Burnham (0-1) | None | 286 | 4-1 | - |
| February 27 | Seton Hall | FAU Baseball Stadium | W 17-14 | Cooley (2-0) | Anderson (0-1) | Entenza (2) | 286 | 5-1 | - |
| February 28 | Seton Hall | FAU Baseball Stadium | W 10-4 | Sparling (1-0) | Patten (0-1) | None | 286 | 6-1 | - |
March (9–8) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | C-USA record |
| March 3 | at No. 6 Florida | No. 21 | Florida Ballpark Gainesville, FL | W 3-2$^{10}$ | Entenza (1-0) | Aleman (0-1) | None | 1,626 | 7-1 | - |
| March 5 | Florida Gulf Coast | No. 21 | FAU Baseball Stadium | L 0-8 | Studstill (1-0) | Spiller (0-1) | None | 286 | 7-2 | - |
| March 6 | at Florida Gulf Coast | No. 21 | Swanson Stadium | Postponed (rain) Makeup: March 30 | Postponed (rain) Makeup: March 30 | Postponed (rain) Makeup: March 30 | Postponed (rain) Makeup: March 30 | Postponed (rain) Makeup: March 30 | Postponed (rain) Makeup: March 30 | Postponed (rain) Makeup: March 30 |
| March 7 | Florida Gulf Coast | No. 21 | FAU Baseball Stadium | W 14-9 | J. Rivera (1-0) | M. Miller (0-1) | None | 286 | 8-2 | - |
| March 9 | at No. 8 Miami (FL) | No. 20 | Alex Rodriguez Park Coral Gables, FL | L 2-11 | J. Garland (1-1) | Stuart (0-2) | None | 610 | 8-3 | - |
| March 11 | Indiana State | No. 20 | FAU Baseball Stadium | L 5-7 | C. Edmonson (1-1) | Cooley (2-1) | C. Fenlong (2) | 286 | 8-4 | - |
| March 12 | Indiana State | No. 20 | FAU Baseball Stadium | L 2-10 | G. Guerrero (3-0) | Josey (0-1) | None | 286 | 8-5 | - |
| March 13 | Indiana State | No. 20 | FAU Baseball Stadium | W 7-5 | Sparling (2-0) | T. Weaver (0-1) | None | 286 | 9-5 | - |
| March 16 | at UCF | | John Euliano Park | L 3-8 | Z. Bennett (1-1) | Entenza (1-1) | None | 1,020 | 9-6 | - |
| March 19 | at South Florida | | USF Baseball Stadium Tampa, FL | W 5-1 | Cooley (3-1) | Jasiak (2-2) | None | 101 | 10-6 | - |
| March 20 | at South Florida | | USF Baseball Stadium | L 0-4 | Burns (1-2) | Sparling (2-1) | None | 108 | 10-7 | - |
| March 21 | at South Florida | | USF Baseball Stadium | L 5-6$^{11}$ | Lyle (1-0) | Visconti (0-1) | None | 99 | 10-8 | - |
| March 23 | No. 19 Miami (FL) | | FAU Baseball Stadium | L 9-14 | J. Garland (3-1) | Stuart (0-3) | J. Dubberly (1) | 286 | 10-9 | - |
| March 26 | Marshall | | FAU Baseball Stadium | W 12-0$^7$ | Cooley (4-1) | Sharp (0-1) | None | 286 | 11-9 | 1-0 |
| March 27 (1) | Marshall | | FAU Baseball Stadium | W 5-3 | Entenza (2-1) | Adkins (1-1) | Ostander (1) | 286 | 12-9 | 2-0 |
| March 27 (2) | Marshall | | FAU Baseball Stadium | W 7-6 | Del Prado (1-0) | Knight (0-1) | None | 286 | 13-9 | 3-0 |
| March 28 | Marshall | | FAU Baseball Stadium | W 11-2 | J. Rivera (2-0) | Cheatwood (1-2) | None | 286 | 14-9 | 4-0 |
| March 30 | at Florida Gulf Coast | | Swanson Stadium | W 13-11 | O'Connell (1-0) | M. Miller (2-3) | Ostrander (2) | 220 | 15-9 | 4-0 |
April (7–10) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | C-USA record |
| April 2 | at Charlotte | Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium Charlotte, NC | L 5-9 | McGowan (4-2) | Cooley (4-2) | Boss (2) | 128 | 15-10 | 4-1 |
| April 3 (1) | at Charlotte | Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium | L 8-9$^8$ | Lothes (2-0) | Ostrander (1-1) | None | 138 | 15-11 | 4-2 |
| April 3 (2) | at Charlotte | Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium | L 4-5 | Giesting (2-0) | Entenza (2-2) | None | 150 | 15-12 | 4-3 |
| April 4 | at Charlotte | Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium | L 10-11 | Lindsey (3-1) | Drumheller (0-1) | Bargo (1) | 112 | 15-13 | 4-4 |
| April 9 | Old Dominion | FAU Baseball Stadium | L 2-7 | Gomez (3-1) | Cooley (4-3) | None | 286 | 15-14 | 4-5 |
| April 10 (1) | Old Dominion | FAU Baseball Stadium | L 3-10 | Pantos (3-0) | Sparling (2-2) | None | 286 | 15-15 | 4-6 |
| April 10 (2) | Old Dominion | FAU Baseball Stadium | L 2-8 | Gregory (4-0) | Visconti (0-2) | None | 286 | 15-16 | 4-7 |
| April 11 | Old Dominion | FAU Baseball Stadium | W 2-8 | Rivera (3-0) | Dean (0-1) | None | 254 | 16-16 | 5-7 |
| April 16 | at UAB | Jerry D. Young Memorial Field Birmingham, AL | L 6-7$^{10}$ | B. Greene (3-0) | Ostander (1-2) | None | 80 | 16-17 | 5-8 |
| April 17 (1) | at UAB | Jerry D. Young Memorial Field | W 2-1 | Visconti (1-2) | O'Clair (3-4) | Drumheller (1) | 80 | 17-17 | 6-8 |
| April 17 (2) | at UAB | Jerry D. Young Memorial Field | L 2-4 | Rusk (1-1) | Sparling (2-3) | Greene (1) | 80 | 17-18 | 6-9 |
| April 18 | at UAB | Jerry D. Young Memorial Field | W 5-3 | Rivera (4-0) | Greene (3-1) | None | 80 | 18-18 | 7-9 |
| April 23 | at FIU | Infinity Insurance Park Miami, FL | W 11-6 | Cooley (5-3) | T. Myrick (6-2) | None | 0 | 19-18 | 8-9 |
| April 24 (1) | at FIU | Infinity Insurance Park | W 16-7 | Visconti (2-2) | G. Rukes (2-5) | Spiller (1) | - | 20-18 | 9-9 |
| April 24 (2) | at FIU | Infinity Insurance Park | L 5-6 | J. Figueroa (3-1) | Sparling (2-4) | A. Tiburcio (4) | - | 20-19 | 9-10 |
| April 25 | at FIU | Infinity Insurance Park | W 8-7 | Drumheller (1-1) | Vanheyningen (0-3) | Ostander (3) | 0 | 21-19 | 10-10 |
| April 30 | FIU | FAU Baseball Stadium | W 12-2$^7$ | Cooley (6-3) | T. Myrick (6-3) | Drumheller (2) | 286 | 22-19 | 11-10 |
May (8–4) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | C-USA record |
| May 1 | FIU | FAU Baseball Stadium | L 1-6 | G. Rukes (3-5) | O'Connell (1-0) | None | 286 | 22-20 | 11-11 |
| May 2 (1) | FIU | FAU Baseball Stadium | W 9-8$^9$ | Visconti (3-2) | Figueroa, J (3-2) | None | 286 | 23-20 | 12-11 |
| May 2 (2) | FIU | FAU Baseball Stadium | W 3-1 | Rivera (5-0) | A. Tiburcio (0-3) | None | 286 | 24-20 | 13-11 |
| May 7 (1) | at Western Kentucky | Nick Denes Field Bowling Green, KY | W 6-3 | Cooley (7-3) | J. Kates (3-3) | None | 79 | 25-20 | 14-11 |
| May 7 (2) | at Western Kentucky | Nick Denes Field | L 5-6 | B. Sutton (3-1) | Entenza (2-3) | None | 144 | 25-21 | 14-12 |
| May 8 (1) | at Western Kentucky | Nick Denes Field | W 6-3 | Rivera (6-0) | D. Terbrak (2-3) | Visconti (1) | 137 | 26-21 | 15-12 |
| May 8 (2) | at Western Kentucky | Nick Denes Field | W 6-1 | Helverson (1-0) | L. Stofel (2-1) | Drumheller (3) | 210 | 27-21 | 16-12 |
| May 14 | No. 19 Southern Miss | FAU Baseball Stadium | W 3-1 | Cooley (8-3) | H. Stanley (5-3) | Visconti (2) | 286 | 28-21 | 17-12 |
| May 15 (1) | No. 19 Southern Miss | FAU Baseball Stadium | L 5-6 | Powell (9-2) | Sparling (2-5) | None | 286 | 28-22 | 17-13 |
| May 15 (2) | No. 19 Southern Miss | FAU Baseball Stadium | L 5-6 | Waldrep (1-0) | Reese (2-1) | Och (2) | 286 | 28-23 | 17-14 |
| May 16 | No. 19 Southern Miss | FAU Baseball Stadium | W 9-6 | Visconti (4-2) | Wehunt (1-2) | None | 286 | 29-23 | 18-14 |
| May 18 | at Miami (FL) | Alex Rodriguez Park | W 3-0 | Reese (3-1) | A. Arguelles (4-1) | Visconti (3) | 613 | 30-23 | 18-14 |
Post-season (2–2) :
C-USA Tournament (2–2) :
| Date | Opponent | Seed | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | Tournament record |
| May 26 | vs. No. 24 (4) Old Dominion | (5) | J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park Ruston, LA | L 2-11 | Ryne Moore (8-1) | Cooley (8-4) | J. Hartline (3) | 1,743 | 30-24 | 0-1 |
| May 27 | vs. No. 22 (1) Charlotte | (5) | J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park | W 9-8 | J. Rivera (7-0) | McGowan (7-4) | Visconti (4) | 2,216 | 31-24 | 1-1 |
| May 28 | vs. (8) Middle Tennessee | (5) | J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park | W 14-8 | Visconti (5-2) | Zoz (6-3) | None | 1,539 | 32-24 | 2-1 |
| May 29 | vs. No. 24 (4) Old Dominion | (5) | J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park | L 5-13 | J. Hartline (5-0) | Ostrander (1-3) | None | 2,183 | 32-25 | 2-2 |
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Cancelled Bold = Florida Atlantic team member :
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*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below :
| | 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' | — | —* | RV | 22 | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —* | —* | — |
| Baseball America | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —* | —* | — |
| Collegiate Baseball^ | RV | — | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NCBWA† | RV | RV | 26 | 22т | RV | — | RV | — | — | — | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | —* | — |
| D1Baseball | — | — | 21 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —* | —* | — |
^ 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 |
| Caleb Pendleton | Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Week | February 22, 2021 |
| Nolan Schanuel | C-USA Hitter of the Week | February 23, 2021 |
| Matt Sparling | Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Week | March 1, 2021 |
| Steven Loden | C-USA Hitter of the Week | May 10, 2021 |
| Adrien Reese | C-USA Pitcher of the Week | May 24, 2021 |
| Hunter Cooley | Second Team All-Conference | May 25, 2021 |
| B.J. Murray | Second Team All-Conference | May 25, 2021 |
| Nolan Schanuel | Second Team All-Conference | May 25, 2021 |
| Nolan Schanuel | All-Freshman Team | May 25, 2021 |
| Nolan Schanuel | Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-America | June 9, 2021 |
| Nolan Schanuel | Perfect Game Freshman All-America | June 21, 2021 |