Open and Shutout

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BOCA RATON – Senior Jake Miednik dominated in six scoreless innings to lead FAU to a season-opening 3-0 win over over George Washington on Friday.

In six innings Miednik allowed only one hit while striking out seven and walking two. He threw 61 of his 81 pitches for strikes.

“When he gets on his groove, he’s one of the best pitchers out here,” catcher Pedro Pages said.



Miednik’s start came two days after gunman Nikolas Cruz opened fire at his former high school, Paarkland-Marjorie Stoneman Douglas, killing 17 on Wednesday.

Bats were cold on opening day, with the Owls and Colonials combining for only six hits with Dominic D’Alessandro of George Washington leading the game with two hits. Miednik, Blake Sanderson and Zach Schneider combined on a two-hitter for the Owls.

A Pedro Pages’ two-run double in the third inning gave FAU a lead it wouldn’t relinquish.



“We did enough offensively,” Coach John McCormack said.

Game Browser: FAU (1-0) 3, George Washington (0-1) 0

Moving Forward: Blake Sanderson didn’t allow a run and only surrendered one hit in two innings of relief. …Sidewinder Zach Schneider threw a perfect ninth inning to record his first save as an Owl. …Right fielder David Miranda had one of FAU’s four hits and drew a walk. …Left fieder Diamond Johnson recorded his first hit as an Owl and made a terrific running catch in the ninth.

Sliding Backward: Moving from catcher to first base, Gunnar Lambert struggled at the plate going 0-4 with two strikeouts. …DH Kevin Abraham the DH, went 0-3. …FAU left nine runners on base.

Key Stat: 80.8 percent of their pitches that FAU threw for strikes in the season opener.

Up Next: FAU and GW play the middle game of their series on Saturday. First pitch is scheduled for 4 p.m.