Owls Split Day One of Parents' Weekend Tournament

Friday, March 6

Boca Raton, Fla.

4:45 PM

Florida Atlantic

19-4

Coastal Carolina

12-9

Florida Atlantic

Coastal Carolina

3/6/2015 11:46:00 AM | Softball

Box Score

Box Score March 6, 2015

Box Score

BOCA RATON, Fla. - The Florida Atlantic University softball team split its two games at the Parents' Weekend Tournament on Friday, losing to Coastal Carolina 3-1 and beating Hofstra 3-2 in eight innings.

Coastal Carolina broke open what had been a scoreless tie with three runs in the bottom of the fourth inning, on back to back homeruns. The Owls (17-4) loaded the bases with no one out in the top of the fifth, but only managed one run, when Melissa Martinez was hit by a pitch.

FAU defeated Hofstra 3-2 in the nightcap. The Pride got on the board in the top of the first on a triple and wild pitch. The Owls tied the game in the bottom of the third when Delaney Rickey singled in Alex Miller. Hofstra immediately responded in the top of the fourth to regain the lead, this time at 2-1. Hofstra had runners at the corners with just one out in the fifth, but Kylee Hanson fanned the next two batters to escape the jam.

In the bottom of the seventh, Emily Lochten led off with a single up the middle before stealing second. She moved over on a Mickey Bell grounder and scored on a wild pitch. An infield single and wild pitch put the go ahead run on second, but a another grounder sent the game to extra innings.

With the international tiebreaker, the Pride began the eighth with a runner on second, but two strikeouts and a popup kept her from scoring. Bunt singles by Rickey and Lindsey Shell again loaded the bases for the Owls in the home half of the inning. Fielder's choices cut down the potential winning run for the first two outs, but Lochten was able to rope a single to left for the game winner. Hanson struck out 12 for her sixth win of the season.

The Owls will return to action on Saturday when they play Bethune Cookman and Florida State.

A tournament pass can be purchased at the game. For season tickets call 1-866-FAU-Owls. Live stats are available for all tournament and FAU games via www.fausports.com.