The FAU Owls baseball team (27-21, 16-12 C-USA) played their final road series this weekend against the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (24-24, 14-14 C-USA). The Owls won three out of four contests against the Hilltoppers, giving them an advantage record-wise in the standings of Conference USA.
Here’s the University Press game-by-game recap of the series.
Game 1 (Friday, May 7, 2021): FAU 6, WKU 3
The Owls opened the series with a win, taking down the Hilltoppers 6-3.
Western Kentucky scored all three of its runs in the third inning. Two RBI singles to right field by sophomore outfielder Jackson Gray and senior infielder Richard Constantine and a sac fly from sophomore infielder Matthew Meyer gave the Hilltoppers the 3-0 lead.