Owls Close Weekend Victorious

Sunday, February 19

Boca Raton, Fla.

9:00 AM

Florida Atlantic

Ole Miss

2/19/2006 12:00:00 AM | Softball

Feb. 19, 2006

Final Stats

BOCA RATON, FL. - Amy Bukovich (Boca Raton, Fla.) led the charge offensively as the Florida Atlantic softball team closed the 2006 FAU Dunkin' Donuts Classic with a 5-3 victory over Mississippi on Sunday morning at FAU Softball Stadium.

Bukovich collected two hits, two runs and an RBI in the game. The freshman batted in junior Jenna Lopez (Orangeburg, N.Y.) with an RBI single in the first inning and eventually scored on a grounder by classmate Kala Guy (Hollywood, Fla.).

Senior Danielle Arriaga (Miami, Fla.) also scored when the grounder by Guy led to a throwing error by Ole Miss shortstop Rebecca McIntire. The Owls put three runs total on the board in the first.

Bukovich came back to lead off the third with a single and scored on a one-out triple by junior Shauna Corso (Seal Beach, Calif.). Guy brought Corso home on a ground out to finish the day with two RBIs.

FAU pitcher Vanessa Suarez (Orange Park, Fla.) surrendered solo runs in the third, fifth and sixth innings, working 5 1/3 innings to record her second victory of the weekend. The freshman is now 2-0 on the season after making her first career start.

The Owls finish the weekend 3-2. FAU (4-6) returns to the field next weekend at the NFCA Classic in Columbus, Ga., opening with Nebraska on Friday, Feb. 24 at 5:30 p.m.

Alabama Wins Title
Behind MVP Stephanie VanBrakle, Alabama claimed the Dunkin' Donuts Classic championship 6-0 over Missouri State. She threw a no-hitter in the title game and allowed just two base runners, hitting one batter and walking another.

VanBrakle started the game by striking out the Bears' first 13 batters and finished the game with 18 strikeouts total. For the tournament, she had 41 strikeouts in 20 innings of work.

Friday, February 17th
Game 1: Alabama 5, Long Island 1
Game 2: Alabama 8, Florida International 1
Game 3: Florida International 5, Long Island 2
Game 4: Missouri State 1, Mississippi 0
Game 5: Florida Atlantic 3, Mississippi 0
Game 6: Florida Atlantic 9, Missouri State 8 (10)

Saturday, February 18th
Game 7: Florida International 3, Mississippi 1
Game 8: Missouri State 5, Florida International 2
Game 9: Long Island 4, Mississippi 2
Game 10: Missouri State 2, Alabama 0
Game 11: Long Island 4, Florida Atlantic 0
Game 12: Alabama 7, Florida Atlantic 0

Sunday, February 19th
Game 13: (#5) Florida Atlantic 5, (#6) Mississippi 3
Game 14: (#4) Florida International 4, (#3) Long Island 3
Game 15: (#2) Alabama 6, (#1) Missouri State 0