2022 Florida Atlantic Owls baseball team


The 2022 Florida Atlantic Owls baseball team represented Florida Atlantic University in the sport of baseball for the 2022 college baseball season. The Owls competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and Conference USA. They played their home games at FAU Baseball Stadium, on the university's Boca Raton campus. The team was coached by John McCormack, who was in his fourteenth season at Florida Atlantic.

2022 Florida Atlantic Owls baseball
ConferenceConference USA
Record35-23 (19-11 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coachGreg Mamula
Brady Kirkpatrick
Michael Cleary
Home stadiumFAU Baseball Stadium
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →
2022 Conference USA baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 15 Southern Miss ‍‍‍y 23 7 0   .767 43 16 0   .729
Louisiana Tech ‍‍y 20 10 0   .667 42 19 0   .689
Old Dominion ‍‍‍ 19 11 0   .633 41 17 0   .707
Florida Atlantic ‍‍‍ 19 11 0   .633 35 23 0   .603
UTSA ‍‍‍ 19 11 0   .633 38 20 0   .655
Middle Tennessee ‍‍‍ 17 13 0   .567 29 26 0   .527
Charlotte ‍‍‍ 17 13 0   .567 36 22 0   .621
UAB ‍‍‍ 13 17 0   .433 31 25 0   .554
Rice ‍‍‍ 9 21 0   .300 17 39 0   .304
Marshall ‍‍‍ 9 21 0   .300 20 34 1   .373
FIU ‍‍‍ 8 22 0   .267 16 34 0   .320
Western Kentucky ‍‍‍ 7 23 0   .233 18 36 0   .333
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of November 16, 2024[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

Previous season

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The 2021 Owls finished 35–25 overall, and 18–14 in the conference. They lost to Old Dominion during the 2021 Conference USA baseball tournament.

Preseason

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C-USA media poll

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The Conference USA preseason poll was released on February 16, 2022, with the Owls predicted to finish in fifth place.[2]

Media poll
Predicted finish Team 1st Place Votes
1 Southern Miss 6
2 LA Tech 2
3 Old Dominion 1
4 Charlotte 2
5 Florida Atlantic -
6 UTSA -
7 FIU 1
8 Rice -
9 WKU -
10 Middle Tennessee -
11 UAB -
12 Marshall -

Preseason All-CUSA teams

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  • Hunter Cooley – Starting Pitcher

Personnel

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2022 Florida Atlantic Owls baseball team
Players Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Home town
1 INF Armando Albert L/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 150 lb (68 kg) So Plantation, Florida
2 RHP Jacob Josey   R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Ellenton, Florida
4 INF Joey Slattery L/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Charlotte, North Carolina
5 OF Jalen DeBose R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Sanford, Florida
6 OF Jack Clarke L/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Miami Shores, Florida
7 INF Dom Presto R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
8 OF Dylan Goldstein L/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Southwest Ranches, Florida
9 OF Gabriel Rincones, Jr. L/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Glenrothes, Scotland
10 C John Schroeder R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Lakewood Ranch, Florida
12 INF Nolan Schanuel L/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Boynton Beach, Florida
13 INF Steven Loden   L/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Lower Gwynedd, Pennsylvania
14 RHP Brock Helverson   R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Schwenksville, Pennsylvania
15 INF Jackson Ross R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Lakeland, Florida
16 RHP Robert Wegielnik   R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Fort Myers, Florida
17 C Shane Magrann R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Coconut Creek, Florida
18 LHP Hunter Cooley R/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Vero Beach, Florida
21 C Daniel Tomasello R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Tampa, Florida
22 OF Jake Millan R/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Springbrook, Pennsylvania
23 RHP Dawson Bell R/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Wellington, Florida
24 OF Mitchell Hartigan L/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Jupiter, Florida
25 RHP Braden Ostrander R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Melbourne, Florida
26 RHP Bryce Braxton R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Dade City, Florida
27 OF Tyler Kelder R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Gr Kingston, New York
28 INF Daulton Frank   R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Loxahatchee, Florida
29 LHP Evan Waterbor L/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Trinity, Florida
31 RHP Tibur Rivero R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Stuart, Florida
33 C Nicholas Toney R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Royal Palm Beach, Florida
34 C Caleb Pendleton R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Jensen Beach, Florida
35 RHP Bryan Boully R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Dover, Florida
37 RHP Dante Visconti R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So St. Johns, Florida
40 LHP Tyler Burnham L/L 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Gr New Brunswick, New Jersey
41 LHP Marc Degusipe   L/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Tampa, Florida
42 LHP Sam Drumheller R/L 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 155 lb (70 kg) So Tampa, Florida
43 LHP Max Martzolf L/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Fr Port St. Lucie, Florida
44 RHP Nicholas Del Prado R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Miami, Florida
49 LHP Tyler Rapf R/L 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Point Pleasant, New Jersey
55 RHP Hayden Compton R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Centerburg, Ohio
Head coach

John McCormack (Lynn)

Assistant coach(es)

Greg Mamula (St. Bonaventure)
Brady Kirkpatrick (San Diego)
Michael Cleary (Dayton)


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 31 July 2022

Schedule and results

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2022 Florida Atlantic Owls baseball game log
Regular season (34–21)
February (5–3)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record C-USA record
Feb. 18 Minnesota FAU Baseball StadiumBoca Raton, FL L
1–9
Ireland
(1–0)
Josey
(0–1)
None 634 0–1
Feb. 19 Minnesota FAU Baseball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL W
8–2
Cooley
(1–0)
Maldonado
(0–1)
None 541 1–1
Fe. 20 Minnesota FAU Baseball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL W
13–4
Waterbor
(1–0)
Holetz
(0–1)
None 534 2–1
Feb. 21 Minnesota FAU Baseball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL W
17–9
Drumheller
(1–0)
Liffrig
(0–1)
None 498 3–1
Feb. 23 at No. 24 Miami Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light FieldCoral Gables, FL L
1–9
Ligon
(1–0)
DeGusipe
(0–1)
None 759 3–2
Feb. 25 Delaware FAU Baseball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL L
5–8
Ludman
(1–0)
Josey
(0–2)
None 442 3–3
Feb. 26 Delaware FAU Baseball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL W
8–3
Cooley
(2–0)
Ledesma
(0–1)
None 491 4–3
Feb. 27 Delaware FAU Baseball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL W
5–1
Rivero
(1–0)
Silan
(0–1)
None 393 5–3
March (11–7)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record C-USA record
Mar. 1 Michigan FAU Baseball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL W
5–1
Wegielnik
(1–0)
Wood
(0–1)
None 698 6–3
Mar. 2 Michigan FAU Baseball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL L
13–20
Smith
(1–0)
Martzolf
(0–1)
None 557 6–4
Mar. 4 Fordham FAU Baseball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL W
9–5
Visconti
(1–0)
Quintal
(0–2)
None 447 7–4
Mar. 5 Fordham FAU Baseball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL W
15–10
Rivero
(2–0)
Ey
(0–3)
Martzolf
(1)
528 8–4
Mar. 6 Fordham FAU Baseball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL W
10–3
Josey
(1–2)
Hughes
(0–1)
None 447 9–4
Mar. 8 vs. Seton Hall Centennial ParkPort Charlotte, FL W
19–6
Del Prado
(1–0)
Shine
(0–1)
None 217 10–4
Mar. 11 Sacred Heart FAU Baseball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL W
6–3
Cooley
(3–0)
C. Jeter
(0–3)
Wegielnik
(1)
414 11–4
Mar. 12 Sacred Heart FAU Baseball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL W
15–10
Rivero
(3–0)
LaMay
(0–2)
None 336 12–4
Mar. 13 Sacred Heart FAU Baseball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL W
11–1
Burnham
(1–0)
Babuschak
(0–3)
None 375 13–4
Mar. 15 North Dakota State FAU Baseball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL L
3–12
Roehrich
(2–0)
Del Prado
(1–1)
None 334 13–5
Mar. 18 at Southern Miss Pete Taylor ParkHattiesburg, MS L
7–9
G. Ramsey
(2–0)
Visconti
(1–1)
None ESPN+ 4,543 13–6 0–1
Mar. 19 at Southern Miss Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS L
4–6
L. Harper
(1–1)
Waterbor
(1–1)
G. Ramsey
(2)
ESPN+ 4,663 13–7 0–2
Mar. 20 at Southern Miss Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS W
7–3
Josey
(2–2)
Ethridge
(1–3)
None ESPN+ 4,304 14–7 1–2
Mar. 23 Miami FAU Baseball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL L
1–7
Garland
(3–1)
Waterbor
(1–2)
Walters
(5)
1,742 14–8
Mar. 25 UTSA FAU Baseball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL L
4–5
Malone
(3–0)
Cooley
(3–1)
Shafer
(2)
364 14–9 1–3
Mar. 26 UTSA FAU Baseball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL W
12–9
Waterbor
(2–2)
Quiroga
(1–3)
Wegielnik
(2)
417 15–9 2–3
Mar. 27 UTSA FAU Baseball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL W
8–4
Josey
(3–2)
S. Miller
(1–3)
None 355 16–9 3–3
Mar. 29 at UCF John Euliano ParkOrlando, FL L
1–13
W. Saxton
(2–0)
B. Helverson
(0–1)
None 1,541 16–10
April (11–7)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record C-USA record
Apr. 1 at Rice Reckling ParkHouston, TX W
9–4
Cooley
(4–1)
Chandler
(1–5)
None 1,702 17–10 4–3
Apr. 2 at Rice Reckling Park • Houston, TX W
6–5
Drumheller
(2–0)
R. Garcia
(1–1)
Wegielnik
(3)
2,206 18–10 5–3
Apr. 3 at Rice Reckling Park • Houston, TX W
7–1
Josey
(4–2)
Wood
(0–1)
None 2,129 19–10 6–3
Apr. 5 UCF FAU Baseball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL W
5–3
Wegielnik
(2–0)
Centala
(1–3)
None 548 20–10
Apr. 8 UAB FAU Baseball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL L
3–4
Reynolds
(2–2)
Cooley
(4–2)
Taylor
(7)
385 20–11 6–4
Apr. 9 UAB FAU Baseball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL L
6–8
Ballard
(5–1)
Waterbor
(2–3)
Taylor
(8)
399 20–12 6–5
Apr. 10 UAB FAU Baseball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL W
13–6
Burnham
(2–0)
Walton
(4–2)
None 495 21–12 7–5
Apr. 12 at No. 2 Miami Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL L
6–7
Gates
(1–0)
Wegielnik
(2–1)
Walters
(11)
3,004 21–13
Apr. 14 Western Kentucky FAU Baseball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL W
5–3
Cooley
(5–2)
Terbrak
(5–2)
None 385 22–13 8–5
Apr. 15 Western Kentucky FAU Baseball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL W
8–7
Martzolf
(1–1)
Kates
(3–4)
Wegielnik
(4)
393 23–13 9–5
Apr. 16 Western Kentucky FAU Baseball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL W
9–3
Burnham
(3–0)
Sinnard
(0–2)
None 389 24–13 10–5
Apr. 19 at Florida Gulf Coast Swanson StadiumFort Myers, FL L
1–5
D. Batcher
(1–0)
Visconti
(1–2)
N. Love
(1)
259 24–14
Apr. 22 at Old Dominion Bud Metheny Baseball ComplexNorfolk, VA L
0–14
Morgan
(4–0)
Cooley
(5–3)
None 338 24–15 10–6
Apr. 23 at Old Dominion Bud Metheny Baseball Complex • Norfolk, VA L
7–11
Pantos
(6–0)
Josey
(4–3)
None 455 24–16 10–7
Apr. 24 at Old Dominion Bud Metheny Baseball Complex • Norfolk, VA W
5–4
Burnham
(4–0)
Gomez
(2–1)
Wegielnik
(5)
299 25–16 11–7
Apr. 26 Florida Gulf Coast FAU Baseball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL W
8–7
Martzolf
(2–1)
Batcher
(1–1)
None 443 26–16
Apr. 29 FIU FAU Baseball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL W
7–1
Cooley
(6–3)
P. Pridgen
(2–6)
None 639 27–16 12–7
Apr. 30 FIU FAU Baseball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL L
4–6
C. Lequerica
(2–3)
Josey
(4–4)
None 621 27–17 12–8
May (7–4)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record C-USA record
May 1 FIU FAU Baseball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL W
11–5
Burnham
(5–0)
C. Santana
(0–2)
None 492 28–17 13–8
May 6 at Louisiana Tech J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson ParkRuston, LA W
10–2
Cooley
(7–3)
Gibson
(4–3)
None 2,290 29–17 14–8
May 7 at Louisiana Tech J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA L
6–11
Jennings
(4–1)
DeGusipe
(0–2)
None 2,360 29–18 14–9
May 8 at Louisiana Tech J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA W
5–2
Burnham
(6–0)
Fincher
(6–2)
Wegielnik
(6)
2,221 30–18 15–9
May 10 at Florida Gulf Coast Swanson Stadium • Fort Myers, FL L
2–7
N. Love
(2–0)
Waterbor
(2–4)
M. Miller
(1)
118 30–19
May 13 Charlotte FAU Baseball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL L
3–10
Giesting
(6–4)
Cooley
(7–4)
None 382 30–20 15–10
May 14 Charlotte FAU Baseball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL W
10–915
Del Prado
(2–1)
Brooks
(3–2)
None 430 31–20 16–10
May 15 Charlotte FAU Baseball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL L
4–147
Martinez
(1–3)
Burnham
(6–1)
None 370 31–21 16–11
May 19 at Marshall Kennedy Center FieldHuntington, WV W
8–6
Cooley
(8–4)
Purnell
(5–6)
Wegielnik
(7)
89 32–21 17–11
May 20 at Marshall Kennedy Center Field • Huntington, WV W
14–12
Drumheller
(3–0)
Davenport
(2–3)
Josey
(1)
99 33–21 18–11
May 21 at Marshall Kennedy Center Field • Huntington, WV W
11–1
Del Prado
(3–1)
Addkison
(1–3)
None 99 34–21 19–11
Post-season (1–2)
C-USA Tournament (1–2)
Date Opponent Seed Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record Tournament record
May 26 vs. (5) UTSA (4) Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS L
4–5
Malone
(9–3)
Martzolf
(2–2)
None ESPN+ 0 34–22 0–1
May 26 vs. (8) UAB (4) Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS W
11–17
Burnham
(7–1)
Harris
(3–2)
None ESPN+ 0 35–22 1–1
May 27 vs. (1)/No. 14 Southern Miss (4) Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS L
0–5
Riggins
(8–4)
Josey
(4–5)
Rogers
(6)
ESPN+ 3,172 35–23 1–2
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Cancelled
Bold = Florida Atlantic team member
Schedule Source:[3]

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches'—*—*—*
Baseball America—*—*
Collegiate Baseball^RV
NCBWARVRV—*
D1Baseball—*—*

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

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ "2022 Baseball Standings". conferenceusa.com. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
  2. ^ "2022 Baseball Preseason Poll and Awards".
  3. ^ "Baseball Unveils 2022 Schedule" (Press release). Florida Atlantic University Athletics. December 2, 2021.
  4. ^ "DeBose Named C-USA Hitter of the Week". Florida Atlantic University Athletics. February 21, 2022.
  5. ^ "Rincones, Jr. Earns C-USA Hitter of the Week". Florida Atlantic University Athletics. April 11, 2022.
  6. ^ "Cooley, Schanuel Earn C-USA Academic Honors". Florida Atlantic University Athletics. May 23, 2022.
  7. ^ "Del Prado Earns C-USA Pitcher of the Week". Florida Atlantic University Athletics. May 23, 2022.
  8. ^ "Owls Land Four on C-USA All-Conference List". Florida Atlantic University Athletics. May 24, 2022.
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