David Miranda’s bases-clearing hit in the bottom of the eighth inning snapped a tie and gave the third-seeded Owls (37-15-1) a victory in a twice-delayed opening game of the 2018 Conference USA Baseball Championship.
The game began at 10:10 a.m. and did not finish until 5:43 p.m. because of two weather/lightning delays that totaled 3 hours, 14 minutes.
The teams combined to use a dozen pitchers, including new arms after each delay.
“That was unbelievable, by both teams,” FAU coach John McCormack said. “To play and sit, play and sit, play and sit, both teams used a ton of pitching, and every time we took the lead, they would come right back with some huge home runs.