2021 Florida Atlantic Owls baseball team

The 2021 Florida Atlantic Owls baseball team will represent Florida Atlantic University in the sport of baseball for the 2021 college baseball season. The Owls will compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Conference USA. They will play their home games at FAU Baseball Stadium, on the university's Boca Raton campus. The team will be coached by John McCormack, who is in his thirteenth season at Florida Atlantic.

2021 Florida Atlantic Owls baseball
ConferenceConference USA
2021 record0-0 (0-0 C-USA)
Head coach
Hitting coachGreg Mamula
Pitching coachDavid Kopp
Home stadiumFAU Baseball Stadium
2021 Conference USA baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
Charlotte  ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –  0–0–0 –
FIU  ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –  0–0–0 –
Florida Atlantic  ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –  0–0–0 –
Louisiana Tech  ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –  0–0–0 –
Marshall  ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –  0–0–0 –
Middle Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –  0–0–0 –
Old Dominion  ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –  0–0–0 –
Rice  ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –  0–0–0 –
Southern Miss  ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –  0–0–0 –
Western Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –  0–0–0 –
UAB  ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –  0–0–0 –
UTSA  ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –  0–0–0 –
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of February 4, 2021; Rankings from D1Baseball

Previous season

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

Preseason

Roster
2021 Florida Atlantic Owls roster
 

Pitchers

  • 2 - Jacob Josey - Sophomore
  • 7 - Javi Rivera - Sophomore
  • 14 - Brock Helverson - Sophomore
  • 15 - Brycen Allen - Junior
  • 16 - Adrien Reese - Junior
  • 18 - Hunter Cooley - Sophomore
  • 21 - Jon Jon Kostantis - Sophomore
  • 22 - Jackson Vescelus - Junior
  • 25 - Braden Ostrander - Freshman
  • 26 - Jack Stroud - Freshman
  • 27 - Dylan O'Connell - Junior
  • 29 - Evan Waterbor - Sophomore
  • 30 - John Dwyer - Sophomore
  • 31 - TJ Stuart - Graduate Student
  • 32 - Jackson Spiller - Sophomore
  • 35 - Mike Entenza - Junior
  • 37 - Dante Visconti - Freshman
  • 38 - Matt Sparling - Junior
  • 40 - Ethan Kramer - Freshman
  • 41 - Marc DeGusipe - Freshman
  • 42 - Sam Drumheller - Freshman
  • 44 - Nicholas Del Prado - Freshman
  • 49 - Thomas Haggerty - Junior
  

Catchers

  • 17 - Shane Magrann - Sophomore
  • 33 - Nicolas Toney - Sophomore
  • 34 - Caleb Pendleton - Freshman

Infielders

  • 1 - Cade Parker - Freshman
  • 4 - Wilfredo Alvarez - Senior
  • 6 - Sam Low - Senior
  • 9 - B.J. Murray - Sophomore
  • 13 - Steven Loden - Freshman
  • 19 - Jared DeSantolo - Junior
  • 28 - Daulton Frank - Freshman
  

Outfielders

  • 5 - Jalen DeBose - Freshman
  • 10 - Bobby Morgensen - Senior
  • 11 - Jackson Wenstrom - Junior
  • 12 - Nolan Schanuel - Freshman
  • 23 - Victor Castillo - Freshman
  • 24 - Mitchell Hartigan - Sophomore

Coaching staff
Coaching Staff
  • John McCormack - Head Coach - 13th year
  • Greg Mamula - Hitting Coach - 6th year
  • David Kopp - Pitching Coach - 4th year
  • Tristan McGinnis - Volunteer Assistant Coach - 2nd year
  • Tyler Krull - Graduate Manager - 1st year

Schedule and results
2021 Florida Atlantic Owls Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
February
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record C-USA Record
February 19at UCFJohn Euliano Park
Orlando, FL		-(-)(-)()--
February 20UCFFAU Baseball Stadium
Boca Raton, FL		-(-)(-)()--
February 21UCFFAU Baseball Stadium-(-)(-)()--
February 23at Florida Gulf CoastSwanson Stadium
Fort Myers, FL		-(-)(-)()--
February 26Seton HallFAU Baseball Stadium-(-)(-)()--
February 27Seton HallFAU Baseball Stadium-(-)(-)()--
February 28Seton HallFAU Baseball Stadium-(-)(-)()--
March
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record C-USA Record
March 3at FloridaFlorida Ballpark
Gainesville, FL		-(-)(-)()--
March 5Florida Gulf CoastFAU Baseball Stadium-(-)(-)()--
March 6at Florida Gulf CoastSwanson Stadium-(-)(-)()--
March 7Florida Gulf CoastFAU Baseball Stadium-(-)(-)()--
March 9at Miami (FL)Alex Rodriguez Park
Coral Gables, FL		-(-)(-)()--
March 11Indiana StateFAU Baseball Stadium-(-)(-)()--
March 12Indiana StateFAU Baseball Stadium-(-)(-)()--
March 13Indiana StateFAU Baseball Stadium-(-)(-)()--
March 16at UCFJohn Euliano Park-(-)(-)()--
March 19at South FloridaUSF Baseball Stadium
Tampa, FL		-(-)(-)()--
March 20at South FloridaUSF Baseball Stadium-(-)(-)()--
March 21at South FloridaUSF Baseball Stadium-(-)(-)()--
March 23Miami (FL)FAU Baseball Stadium-(-)(-)()--
March 26MarshallFAU Baseball Stadium-(-)(-)()--
March 27 (1)MarshallFAU Baseball Stadium-(-)(-)()--
March 27 (2)MarshallFAU Baseball Stadium-(-)(-)()--
March 28MarshallFAU Baseball Stadium-(-)(-)()--
April
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record C-USA Record
April 2at CharlotteRobert and Mariam Hayes Stadium
Charlotte, NC		-(-)(-)()--
April 3 (1)at CharlotteRobert and Mariam Hayes Stadium-(-)(-)()--
April 3 (2)at CharlotteRobert and Mariam Hayes Stadium-(-)(-)()--
April 4at CharlotteRobert and Mariam Hayes Stadium-(-)(-)()--
April 9Old DominionFAU Baseball Stadium-(-)(-)()--
April 10 (1)Old DominionFAU Baseball Stadium-(-)(-)()--
April 10 (2)Old DominionFAU Baseball Stadium-(-)(-)()--
April 11Old DominionFAU Baseball Stadium-(-)(-)()--
April 16at UABJerry D. Young Memorial Field
Birmingham, AL		-(-)(-)()--
April 17 (1)at UABJerry D. Young Memorial Field-(-)(-)()--
April 17 (2)at UABJerry D. Young Memorial Field-(-)(-)()--
April 18at UABJerry D. Young Memorial Field-(-)(-)()--
April 23at FIUInfinity Insurance Park
Miami, FL		-(-)(-)()--
April 24 (1)at FIUInfinity Insurance Park-(-)(-)()--
April 24 (2)at FIUInfinity Insurance Park-(-)(-)()--
April 25at FIUInfinity Insurance Park-(-)(-)()--
April 30FIUFAU Baseball Stadium-(-)(-)()--
May
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record C-USA Record
May 1 (1)FIUFAU Baseball Stadium-(-)(-)()--
May 1 (2)FIUFAU Baseball Stadium-(-)(-)()--
May 2FIUFAU Baseball Stadium-(-)(-)()--
May 7at Western KentuckyNick Denes Field
Bowling Green, KY 		-(-)(-)()--
May 8 (1)at Western KentuckyNick Denes Field-(-)(-)()--
May 8 (2)at Western KentuckyNick Denes Field-(-)(-)()--
May 9at Western KentuckyNick Denes Field-(-)(-)()--
May 14Southern MissFAU Baseball Stadium-(-)(-)()--
May 15 (1)Southern MissFAU Baseball Stadium-(-)(-)()--
May 15 (2)Southern MissFAU Baseball Stadium-(-)(-)()--
May 16Southern MissFAU Baseball Stadium-(-)(-)()--
May 18at Miami (FL)Alex Rodriguez Park-(-)(-)()--
Post-Season
C-USA Tournament
Date Opponent Seed Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record Tournament Record
May 25–29J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park
Ruston, LA		-(-)(-)()--
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Cancelled
Bold = Florida Atlantic team member
Schedule Source:[1]

*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

Rankings
Main article: 2021 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Final 
Coaches'[2] NR NR* NR*  
Baseball America[3] NR  
Collegiate Baseball^[4] RV  
NCBWA†[5] RV  
D1Baseball[6] NR

^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
 † NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
 * New poll was not released for this week so for comparison purposes the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

References
  1. "Baseball's 2021 Schedule Announced" (Press release). Florida Atlantic University Athletics. February 1, 2021.
  2. Baseball Coaches Poll
  3. Baseball America College: Top 25
  4. NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls-Collegiate Baseball Newspaper
  5. NCBWA Division I poll
  6. D1 Baseball

• FAU Baseball

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