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FAU Baseball: Owls win fifth straight game, beat Florida Gulf Coast 13-11

The Owls scored seven runs in the fourth, including a grand slam by Victor Castillo.

Photo by Eston Parker III.

The FAU baseball team (15-9, 4-0 C-USA) extended their four-game winning streak to five with a win over Florida Gulf Coast University (13-10, 1-2 ASUN) Tuesday night.

Sophomore pitcher Mitchell Hartigan started on the mound for the first time this season.

Hartigan hit the leadoff batter and allowed a single. Sophomore infielder Joe Kinker hit a three-run home run, making the score 3-0. He then walked a batter and another home run by sophomore outfielder Stephen Wilmer followed, increasing the score to 5-0.