| Game Information: Northeastern (7-4) at Florida Atlantic (8-4) |
| Games |
Friday-Sunday, March 6-8 | 6:30 p.m., 4 p.m., Noon |
| Where |
Boca Raton, Fla. | FAU Baseball Stadium (2,000) |
| TV Broadcast & Statistics |
CUSA.TV ($) | Live Stats |
| Game Notes |
Northeastern (PDF)Â | FAU (PDF) |
| Projected Starters |
Game 1: RHP Kyle Murphy (2-1, 3.86 ERA) vs. FAU's RHP Jacob Josey (0-1, 5.14 ERA)
Game 2: RHP Sam Jacobsak (1-1, 1.89 ERA) vs. FAU's RHP Corey Ireson (1-0, 1.98 ERA)
Game 3: RHP Sebastian Keane (2-1, 6.23 ERA) vs. FAU's RHP Dante Visconti (1-0, 4.66 ERA) |
| Social Media |
Twitter: @GoNUbaseball
Instagram: @GoNUbaseball
YouTube: GoNUathletics
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BOSTON - Northeastern (7-4) will travel to Boca Raton, Fla. to close out its Florida trip this weekend for a three-game series with Florida Atlantic (8-4) this Friday-Sunday. First pitch on Friday is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. and all the games will be streamed on CUSA.TV.
INSIDE THE SERIES
The Owls lead the all-time series over the Huskies, 19-5-1. Northeastern has dropped 11 straight against FAU, last defeating the Owls, 7-3, on March 27, 1995. FAU swept NU last season in three close games, 7-4, 9-6 and 2-1.
MATCHUP
The Huskies have won seven of their last eight games heading into the weekend at FAU. Northeastern finished the Snowbird Classic 4-1, and hit .341 with starting pitchers posting a 2.24 ERA in the four wins. FAU overpowered No. 6 Miami (FL) on Wednesday night 11-2 and all four of its loses this season are to top-10 opponents (No. 1 Florida, 7-3; No. 2 Texas Tech, 7-1; No. 9 Florida State, 16-6 and 5-1). The Owls swept CAA foe Delaware to open the season (8-4, 9-5, 8-2 [5 innings]).
HITTING STREAKS
Sophomores Jared Dupere and Corey DiLoreto have both reached base safely in every game this season for the Huskies. Dupere, a native of Amesbury, Mass., leads the way with an 11-game hitting streak and ranks third in CAA with a .413 batting average. DiLoreto, a native of Reading, Mass., is third in the league with three home runs and is riding a 10-game hitting streak.
UP NEXT
The Huskies will welcome Hartford to Friedman Diamond in their home opener of 2020 on Wednesday at 3 p.m. On-site parking passes can be purchased - read more here.
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