2008 Florida Atlantic Owls baseball
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record24–16 (11–6 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Home stadiumFAU Baseball Stadium
2008 Sun Belt Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Louisiana–Monroe  ‍†‍‍ 20–10–0 .66734–24–0 .586
New Orleans  ‍‍‍y 18–11–0 .62143–21–0 .672
Troy  ‍‍‍ 18–12–0 .60032–26–0 .552
Florida Atlantic  ‍‍‍ 15–12–1 .55432–27–1 .542
Western Kentucky  ‍‍‡‍y 16–14–0 .53333–27–1 .549
Louisiana–Lafayette  ‍‍‍ 16–14–0 .53330–29–0 .508
South Alabama  ‍‍‍ 15–15–0 .50033–25–0 .569
Middle Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 13–16–0 .44827–29–1 .482
FIU  ‍‍‍ 12–18–0 .40020–36–0 .357
Arkansas–Little Rock  ‍‍‍ 10–18–0 .35716–32–0 .333
Arkansas State  ‍‍‍ 8–21–1 .28320–34–1 .373
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2008[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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

DateOpponentLocationResultRecordSBCNotes
February 22, 2008vs. #5 North CarolinaBoca Raton, FloridaL 7-10-1
February 23, 2008vs. #5 North CarolinaBoca Raton, FloridaL 14-130-2
February 24, 2008vs. #5 North CarolinaBoca Raton, FloridaL 8-70-3
February 26, 2008at Bethune CookmanDaytona Beach, FloridaPpd. due to rain
February 27, 2008vs. Mount St. MaryBoca Raton, FloridaW 13-51-3
February 28, 2008vs. Eastern MichiganBoca Raton, FloridaW 11-62-3
February 29, 2008vs. Eastern MichiganBoca Raton, FloridaW 5-23-3
March 1, 2008vs. Eastern MichiganBoca Raton, FloridaW 12-114-3
March 2, 2008vs. Eastern MichiganBoca Raton, FloridaW 24-35-3
March 4, 2008vs. Boston CollegeBoca Raton, FloridaW 4-36-3
March 5, 2008vs. Boston CollegeBoca Raton, FloridaL 10-66-4
March 7, 2008at UALRLittle Rock, ArkansasPpd. due to snow
March 8, 2008at UALRLittle Rock, ArkansasPpd. due to snow
March 9, 2008at UALRLittle Rock, ArkansasW 4-37-41-0
March 11, 2008at South FloridaTampa, FloridaL 7-67-5
March 12, 2008vs. MonmouthBoca Raton, FloridaW 12-118-5
March 14, 2008vs. Louisiana-LafayetteBoca Raton, FloridaW 13-69-52-0
March 15, 2008vs. Louisiana-LafayetteBoca Raton, FloridaL 9-39-62-1
March 16, 2008vs. Louisiana-LafayetteBoca Raton, FloridaW 9-210-63-1
March 17, 2008vs. CornellBoca Raton, FloridaW 11-611-6
March 18, 2008vs. RutgersBoca Raton, FloridaW 10-112-6
March 20, 2008vs. NJITBoca Raton, FloridaW 21-1113-6
March 21, 2008vs. Middle TennesseeBoca Raton, FloridaW 13-714-64-1
March 23, 2008vs. Middle TennesseeBoca Raton, FloridaW 13-615-65-1
March 23, 2008vs. Middle TennesseeBoca Raton, FloridaW 10-716-66-1
March 28, 2008at Louisiana-MonroeMonroe, LouisianaL 7-616-76-2
March 29, 2008at Louisiana-MonroeMonroe, LouisianaL 3-216-86-3
March 30, 2008at Louisiana-MonroeMonroe, LouisianaL 13-516-96-4
April 1, 2008at #2 MiamiMiami, FloridaL 16-716-10
April 4, 2008at South AlabamaMobile, AlabamaL 14-316-116-5
April 5, 2008at South AlabamaMobile, AlabamaW 13-917-117-5
April 6, 2008at South AlabamaMobile, AlabamaW 9-418-118-5
April 9, 2008at #1 MiamiMiami, FloridaW 6-319-11First-ever victory over a #1
April 11, 2008vs. TroyBoca Raton, FloridaW 6-520-119-5
April 12, 2008vs. TroyBoca Raton, FloridaL 7-220-129-6
April 13, 2008vs. TroyBoca Raton, FloridaW 17-621-1210-67 innings
April 16, 2008vs. #1 MiamiBoca Raton, FloridaL 12-1021-13
April 18, 2008at NYITOld Westbury, New YorkL 10-721-14
April 19, 2008at NYITOld Westbury, New YorkW 22-722-147 innings
April 19, 2008at NYITOld Westbury, New YorkW 16-223-14
April 20, 2008at NYITOld Westbury, New YorkL 2-023-15
April 22, 2008vs. South FloridaBoca Raton, FloridaL 19-1123-1611 innings
April 25, 2008vs. Western KentuckyBoca Raton, FloridaW 12-624-1611-6
April 26, 2008vs. Western KentuckyBoca Raton, Florida
April 27, 2008vs. Western KentuckyBoca Raton, Florida
May 2, 2008at New OrleansNew Orleans, Louisiana
May 3, 2008at New OrleansNew Orleans, Louisiana
May 4, 2008at New OrleansNew Orleans, Louisiana
May 6, 2008vs. Bethune CookmanBoca Raton, Florida
May 7, 2008vs. Florida Gulf CoastBoca Raton, Florida
May 9, 2008vs. Arkansas StateBoca Raton, Florida
May 10, 2008vs. Arkansas StateBoca Raton, Florida
May 11, 2008vs. Arkansas StateBoca Raton, Florida
May 13, 2008at Florida Gulf CoastFort Myers, Florida
May 15, 2008at Florida InternationalMiami, Florida
May 16, 2008at Florida InternationalMiami, Florida
May 17, 2008at Florida InternationalMiami, Florida
May 21, 2008vs. Western KentuckyLafayette, LouisianaL 9-029-26-10-1G3 of SBC Tournament
May 22, 2008vs. Middle TennesseeLafayette, LouisianaW 12-730-26-11-1G6 (Loser's Bracket)
May 23, 2008vs. Louisiana-MonroeLafayette, LouisianaW 4-231-26-12-1G10 (Loser's Bracket)
May 24, 2008vs. Western KentuckyLafayette, LouisianaW 6-532-26-13-1G12 (Semifinals)
May 24, 2008vs. Western KentuckyLafayette, LouisianaL 5-432-27-13-2G14 (FAU Eliminated)
* Sun Belt Conference games in GREEN.
  1. ↑ Baseball Record Book All-Time Standings (PDF). Sun Belt Conference. p. 418. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
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