FAU Softball Splits Doubleheader against North Texas

Saturday, April 22

Denton, Texas

2:00 PM

Florida Atlantic

30-16, 0

North Texas

22-23, 0

Florida Atlantic

North Texas

4/22/2017 3:22:00 PM | Softball

Box Score

Box Score April 22, 2017

Final Stats

Denton, Texas (April 22, 2017) - Florida Atlantic University's softball team split its doubleheader against Conference USA opponent North Texas on Saturday. The Owls won the first game 3-1 and lost the second game 3-2. FAU is now 30-16 on the year and 10-6 in conference play.

Game 1 Highlights

Delaney Rickey went 2-for-3 and scored a run
Mia Olson was 2-for-4 and had a RBI
Samantha Lageyre and Amanda Peck each went 1-for-2 and scored a run
Amanda Wilson pitched 7.0 innings and allowed one run on seven hits and had two strikeouts.

Key Plays
FAU was the first team on the board with two runs in the top of the second. The two runs were scored by Lageyre and Peck. North Texas answered back with a run of their own in the bottom of the third making the score 2-1. The score remained that way until the top of the seventh when Rickey scored on a single to left center by Olson. FAU held the Mean Green scoreless in the bottom of the seventh to close out the game.

Game 2 Highlights

Tatum Buckley went 2-for-4 and had an RBI
Mia Olson and Kaitlyn Burke each went 1-for-2
Lauren Whitt and Emily Lochten each added a hit
Tatum Buckley pitched 6.2 innings allowing three runs on eight hits adding two strikeouts.

Key Plays
The first run wasn't scored until the bottom of the third inning by North Texas. The following inning, FAU scored one of their own and again in the fifth inning. The Owls had the lead 2-1 in the top of the seventh but were unable to score any runs in their at bat. They tried to hold off the North Texas to win the game but couldn't as they allowed two runs and the Mean Green got the victory.

Up Next
The Owls will be back in action in the rubber match on Sunday at 1 p.m. Eastern. You can also follow the team via fausports.com for an audio option or live scoring. Updates will also be available on the team's Twitter account, @fauowlssoftball.