With Long Beach State right-hander Chris Mathewson's 94th pitch Friday afternoon, his chance at history exited Alex Rodriguez Stadium. It did little to ruin the result.
Florida Atlantic's Esteban Puerta banged a solo home run off the left-field scoreboard in the seventh inning that ended Mathewson's no-hit bid, but the Dirtbags held on for a 5-1 win over FAU in Game 1 of the Coral Gables Regional.
The loss dropped the second-seeded Owls (38-18) into the loser's bracket, setting up an elimination game Saturday afternoon at 1 p.m. with the loser of Miami and Stetson.