BOCA RATON — Florida Atlantic’s chances at playing in the NCAA tournament almost certainly rely on how the Owls fare in this week’s Conference USA tournament.
After finishing the regular season with a four-game winning streak, FAU (19-8-1 in C-USA, 36-15-1 overall) will enter the tournament as the No. 3 seed and host rival FIU (15-13, 26-26) on Wednesday morning at 10 a.m. Eastern time in Biloxi, Miss.
“Conference tournaments are never easy,” Owls coach John McCormack said. “It’s a lot of baseball crammed in a short window — no batting practice, no (infield-outfield) — just kind of show up to play, so it’s a little bit different than what you’re used to.