BOCA RATON, Fla. (Interstat) — Jon Embury homered and drove in four runs Tuesday to power Florida Gulf Coast past Florida Atlantic 8-6 at FAU Baseball Stadium.

The Eagles built an 8-2 lead with a five-run second inning, highlighted by Embury’s two-run single and Evan Dempsey’s two-run single. Dempsey added a solo homer in the sixth. Embury sealed it with a two-run homer in the eighth.

Florida Atlantic’s John Martinez hit a two-run homer in the first and Eli Small added a two-run single in the sixth, but the Owls’ rally fell short. Five FGCU relievers combined for 4 1/3 perfect innings, striking out six.

Florida Gulf Coast improved to 22-13. Florida Atlantic fell to 17-19.