Florida Atlantic baseball trailed Florida Gulf Coast by four runs in the bottom of the ninth before mounting a miraculous comeback to win 9-8 on a walk-off single by Marshall Lipsey. The victory clinched the series for the Owls (34-18) over the Eagles (24-27) three games to one.

Trailing 1-0 in the second, the Owls grabbed the lead for the first time on a two-run homer from Jake Millan. Another run would score later in the inning on a wild pitch with the bases loaded. After that, however, the FAU offense went cold for the next five innings. FGCU tied the game in the fifth and took a 5-3 lead with two runs in the sixth inning.   

The Owls cut the deficit to 5-4 in the bottom of the eighth before the Eagles responded with three runs in the ninth to take a seemingly insurmountable 8-4 lead.  

The ninth inning comeback started with a line drive from John Schroeder off the leg of FGCU pitcher Jordan Vera. Brando Leroux then sent the first pitch he saw to left field for his fourth home run of the season. In the blink of an eye, it was 8-6.

  With one out, Ayden Garcia lined a base hit through the hole on the right side. Millan nearly tied the game with one swing of the bat. His line drive to right field narrowly missed a home run but ricocheted off the wall for a long single. Danny Baez worked a five-pitch walk to load the bases, still with just one out.

  With a 1-2 count, pinch-hitter Joey Slattery poked a two-RBI single to the opposite field to tie the game. Lipsey capped the comeback with a high chopper that found a hole into right field. Baez came around to score the winning run.

   

Postgame with @FAUCoachMac after a walk-off in the home finale #WIP🏝️ pic.twitter.com/WQ8g35OQ74

— Florida Atlantic Baseball (@FAUBaseball) May 13, 2025

 

The Owls will look to carry the momentum into the final American Athletic Conference series of the regular season against UAB beginning Thursday at 6 p.m. ET on ESPN+.