Florida Atlantic University Athletics
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Eastern Illinois
Owls Take Two at Miken Classic
3/7/2008 12:00:00 AM | Softball
March 7, 2008
BOCA RATON, FL - The Florida Atlantic softball team defeated Eastern Illinois 3-0 in its first game at the Miken Classic. Amber Barton pitched a three-hit shutout in the victory.
The Owls (12-10) scored in the top of the second inning when a Caitlyn Bliss sacrifice fly drove in Barton. A bad throw by the Towson right fielder allowed Lauren Crandall, who was originally on second to score. FAU added another run in the sixth on a Becky Brandies double that allowed Crandall to score for a second time. The complete game was Barton's ninth of the season.
FAU scored early in its second game of the night, taking a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first against Towson on a Christine Houghtaling infield single that drove in Brandies. The Tigers tied the game in the second inning and took a 3-1 lead in the third when Mindy Bean tripled to drive in two runs. FAU pulled within one in the fifth when Amy Bukovich beat a throw home on an Ashlyn Parmerter grounder. Parmerter scored to tie the game in the sixth on a Brittany Walker base hit to right. Walker ended up at third on the play but could not be driven home. Becky Brandies led off the bottom of the seventh with a triple to right field. After a Houghtaling flyout to left, Lauren Crandall drove in Brandies on a groundout to the third baseman. The victory was Joan Joyce's 600th as head coach of Florida Atlantic University.
The Owls face FGCU and SE Missouri St. tomorrow. Live stats for all of tomorrow's games will be available via GameTracker at fausports.com
