Spring Sports are in Full Swing
Friday, Feb 14, 2020
Spring is a great time for sports here FAU, with some of our most successful teams back in play. The FAU baseball team kicks off its 2020 season today, hosting Delaware at 6:30 p.m. Outfielder
Bobby Morgensen
, first baseman
Andru Summerall
and second baseman
Francisco Urbaez
were named to the league’s Preseason All-Conference Team. Last year, the Owls were the Conference USA regular-season champions and Head Coach
John McCormack
was named the 2019 C-USA Coach of the Year. It was the team’s second regular season title since 2016 and its sixth regular season title overall. The players and coaching staff will be presented with their championship rings at tonight’s game.
Beach volleyball kicks off their season on Friday, February 21. Last year, the team was ranked as high as 11 th nationally. It also earned the American Volleyball Coaches Association Team Academic Award last year.
Several of our other spring sports are already underway, including tennis and softball. Our women’s tennis team is 3-0 overall and our men’s tennis team is 4-1 at home. Women’s tennis standout Martina Kudelova was the 2019 C-USA Freshman of the Year and was ranked No. 51 nationally in Fall 2019. The men’s tennis team had a successful 2019 season, winning 19 games and receiving seven All-Conference honors.
The FAU softball team has a long history of excellence, with 12 conference championship titles. Prior to the start of the season, outfielder Fayth Davis was named to the Conference USA Preseason Team. Last season, Fayth led the team in batting average and was named to the C-USA second team. Head coach Joan Joyce recently was selected as the recipient of the 2020 TPW Fastpitch ELITE Life Award, adding to her many other accolades, including 20 Halls of Fame.
For more information about cheering on our spring student-athletes, and to purchase tickets, please visit https://fausports.com/sports/2019/5/20/tickets.aspx . Go Owls!
Beach volleyball kicks off their season on Friday, February 21. Last year, the team was ranked as high as 11 th nationally. It also earned the American Volleyball Coaches Association Team Academic Award last year.
Several of our other spring sports are already underway, including tennis and softball. Our women’s tennis team is 3-0 overall and our men’s tennis team is 4-1 at home. Women’s tennis standout Martina Kudelova was the 2019 C-USA Freshman of the Year and was ranked No. 51 nationally in Fall 2019. The men’s tennis team had a successful 2019 season, winning 19 games and receiving seven All-Conference honors.
The FAU softball team has a long history of excellence, with 12 conference championship titles. Prior to the start of the season, outfielder Fayth Davis was named to the Conference USA Preseason Team. Last season, Fayth led the team in batting average and was named to the C-USA second team. Head coach Joan Joyce recently was selected as the recipient of the 2020 TPW Fastpitch ELITE Life Award, adding to her many other accolades, including 20 Halls of Fame.
For more information about cheering on our spring student-athletes, and to purchase tickets, please visit https://fausports.com/sports/2019/5/20/tickets.aspx . Go Owls!