Bye week blues are upon us for a lot of the teams in the AAC during week 6, but week 5 brought storylines that will keep us busy through the bye week and beyond.
The next spin on the conference realignment carousel won’t include Memphis, South Florida, UTSA or Tulane. The American Athletic Conference released a statement Monday saying those four schools are committed to remaining in the league, following reports that they could
Memphis, Tulane, South Florida and UTSA announced Monday they remain committed to the American Athletic Conference after receiving overtures from the Pac-12. The four schools and the AAC released a statement that made no mention of the Pac-12, but several
Football is back in full force this week, as week 0 has come and gone, meaning week 1 and a full slate of AAC games are on tap for this weekend.
FAU came to Clearwater looking to take a first round win over Tulane to start a possible run to a conference championship. However, the Green Wave dominated the Owls the entire game, defeating them 14-2 by run-rule in seven innings. A disappointing loss for the Owls but they still have a chance to advance further into the tournament with a win over UTSA.
After taking the series finale against UTSA, FAU got into the AAC tournament as the six seed. They’ll take on the four seeded Tulane Green Wave, a team that FAU lost a series at home to not too long ago. After a tough final stretch of the regular season for the Owls, they’ll need to turn things around in Clearwater if they want a bid into the NCAA tournament.
FAU entered the game three rubber match against Tulane looking to take their first series since their three game set against Memphis. The Owls bats got off to a good start early, and backed up the Owls pitching staff through the first half of the game. A late rally from Tulane however, would allow the Green Wave to overtake the Owls lead and take the series finale for the series win.
After losing three straight games on their last road trip, FAU was finally back home to play some conference baseball. The Tulane Green Wave came into Boca Raton looking to improve upon their 5-7 AAC conference record. C.J. Williams and the Owls would have other plans for Tulane, and after a historic start from Williams, the Owls would’ve only needed one run to win the game, and turned it into five for a shutout series opening win.
FAU comes in losing 2 of their last 3, while Tulane is on a 5-game skid. Tulane has the potential to right their ship in this one, as a win could do mountains momentum wise, while a loss for FAU would raise serious concerns about the team’s ability to gain an at-large bid.