2008 Florida Atlantic Owls baseball team

American college baseball season March 2026 August 2023 baseball 2008 Florida Atlantic Owls Florida Atlantic University monogram logo.svg 155 px Sun Belt Conference Sun Belt 24–16 11–6 Kevin Cooney FAU Baseball Stadium The 2008 Florida Atlantic Owls baseball team will be the intercollegiate baseball team of Florida Atlantic University. It competes on the Division I level in the Sun Belt Conference. The 2008 team marked the second season of baseball to compete in the Sun Belt, after Florida Atlantic joined the conference after the 2006 season. On Thursday, April 24, 2008 Coach Kevin Cooney announced that the 2008 season would be his last season as head coach of the Owls. With his retirement announcement, Cooney will leave the Owls after 21 years as head coach. Up to this point, in 28 years of existence, Florida Atlantic baseball had had only two coaches, Steve Traylor and Kevin Cooney. 2008 schedule and results Date Opponent Location Result Record SBC Notes February 22, 2008 vs. #5 North Carolina Boca Raton, Florida L 7-1 0-1 February 23, 2008 vs. #5 North Carolina Boca Raton, Florida L 14-13 0-2 February 24, 2008 vs. #5 North Carolina Boca Raton, Florida L 8-7 0-3 February 26, 2008 at Bethune Cookman Daytona Beach, Florida Ppd. due to rain February 27, 2008 vs. Mount St. Mary Boca Raton, Florida W 13-5 1-3 February 28, 2008 vs. Eastern Michigan Boca Raton, Florida W 11-6 2-3 February 29, 2008 vs. Eastern Michigan Boca Raton, Florida W 5-2 3-3 March 1, 2008 vs. Eastern Michigan Boca Raton, Florida W 12-11 4-3 March 2, 2008 vs. Eastern Michigan Boca Raton, Florida W 24-3 5-3 March 4, 2008 vs. Boston College Boca Raton, Florida W 4-3 6-3 March 5, 2008 vs. Boston College Boca Raton, Florida L 10-6 6-4 March 7, 2008 at UALR Little Rock, Arkansas Ppd. due to snow March 8, 2008 at UALR Little Rock, Arkansas Ppd. due to snow March 9, 2008 at UALR Little Rock, Arkansas W 4-3 7-4 1-0 March 11, 2008 at South Florida Tampa, Florida L 7-6 7-5 March 12, 2008 vs. Monmouth Boca Raton, Florida W 12-11 8-5 March 14, 2008 vs. Louisiana-Lafayette Boca Raton, Florida W 13-6 9-5 2-0 March 15, 2008 vs. Louisiana-Lafayette Boca Raton, Florida L 9-3 9-6 2-1 March 16, 2008 vs. Louisiana-Lafayette Boca Raton, Florida W 9-2 10-6 3-1 March 17, 2008 vs. Cornell Boca Raton, Florida W 11-6 11-6 March 18, 2008 vs. Rutgers Boca Raton, Florida W 10-1 12-6 March 20, 2008 vs. NJIT Boca Raton, Florida W 21-11 13-6 March 21, 2008 vs. Middle Tennessee Boca Raton, Florida W 13-7 14-6 4-1 March 23, 2008 vs. Middle Tennessee Boca Raton, Florida W 13-6 15-6 5-1 March 23, 2008 vs. Middle Tennessee Boca Raton, Florida W 10-7 16-6 6-1 March 28, 2008 at Louisiana-Monroe Monroe, Louisiana L 7-6 16-7 6-2 March 29, 2008 at Louisiana-Monroe Monroe, Louisiana L 3-2 16-8 6-3 March 30, 2008 at Louisiana-Monroe Monroe, Louisiana L 13-5 16-9 6-4 April 1, 2008 at #2 Miami Miami, Florida L 16-7 16-10 April 4, 2008 at South Alabama Mobile, Alabama L 14-3 16-11 6-5 April 5, 2008 at South Alabama Mobile, Alabama W 13-9 17-11 7-5 April 6, 2008 at South Alabama Mobile, Alabama W 9-4 18-11 8-5 April 9, 2008 at #1 Miami Miami, Florida W 6-3 19-11 First-ever victory over a #1 April 11, 2008 vs. Troy Boca Raton, Florida W 6-5 20-11 9-5 April 12, 2008 vs. Troy Boca Raton, Florida L 7-2 20-12 9-6 April 13, 2008 vs. Troy Boca Raton, Florida W 17-6 21-12 10-6 7 innings April 16, 2008 vs. #1 Miami Boca Raton, Florida L 12-10 21-13 April 18, 2008 at NYIT Old Westbury, New York L 10-7 21-14 April 19, 2008 at NYIT Old Westbury, New York W 22-7 22-14 7 innings April 19, 2008 at NYIT Old Westbury, New York W 16-2 23-14 April 20, 2008 at NYIT Old Westbury, New York L 2-0 23-15 April 22, 2008 vs. South Florida Boca Raton, Florida L 19-11 23-16 11 innings April 25, 2008 vs. Western Kentucky Boca Raton, Florida W 12-6 24-16 11-6 April 26, 2008 vs. Western Kentucky Boca Raton, Florida April 27, 2008 vs. Western Kentucky Boca Raton, Florida May 2, 2008 at New Orleans New Orleans, Louisiana May 3, 2008 at New Orleans New Orleans, Louisiana May 4, 2008 at New Orleans New Orleans, Louisiana May 6, 2008 vs. Bethune Cookman Boca Raton, Florida May 7, 2008 vs. Florida Gulf Coast Boca Raton, Florida May 9, 2008 vs. Arkansas State Boca Raton, Florida May 10, 2008 vs. Arkansas State Boca Raton, Florida May 11, 2008 vs. Arkansas State Boca Raton, Florida May 13, 2008 at Florida Gulf Coast Fort Myers, Florida May 15, 2008 at Florida International Miami, Florida May 16, 2008 at Florida International Miami, Florida May 17, 2008 at Florida International Miami, Florida May 21, 2008 vs. Western Kentucky Lafayette, Louisiana L 9-0 29-26-1 0-1 G3 of SBC Tournament May 22, 2008 vs. Middle Tennessee Lafayette, Louisiana W 12-7 30-26-1 1-1 G6 (Loser's Bracket) May 23, 2008 vs. Louisiana-Monroe Lafayette, Louisiana W 4-2 31-26-1 2-1 G10 (Loser's Bracket) May 24, 2008 vs. Western Kentucky Lafayette, Louisiana W 6-5 32-26-1 3-1 G12 (Semifinals) May 24, 2008 vs. Western Kentucky Lafayette, Louisiana L 5-4 32-27-1 3-2 G14 (FAU Eliminated) * Sun Belt Conference games in GREEN. References External links Sun Belt Conference Baseball Statistics Official FAU Owls Baseball Homepage https://web.archive.org/web/20070310015940/http://fausports.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/fau-m-basebl-body.html 2007-03-10 NCAA Baseball National Polls Category:Florida Atlantic Owls baseball seasons Florida Atlantic Florida Atlantic Owls baseball