Offense Busts Loose in Doubleheader Sweep of UTEP

Saturday, May 6

El Paso, Texas

7:00 PM

Florida Atlantic

35-19, 0

UTEP

11-35, 0

Florida Atlantic

UTEP

5/6/2017 12:00:00 AM | Softball

Box Score

May 6, 2017

Box Score

EL PASO, TEXAS - A pair of impressive offensive performances propelled the Florida Atlantic University softball team to a pair of wins over a pesky UTEP squad, 7-4 and 11-8. The doubleheader sweep improves FAU to 35-19 overall and 15-8 in Conference USA play.

Game 1

Key Plays

Alex Miller put the Owls on the board in the top of the first with a two-run single that scored Emily Lochten and Madisyn Palmer. Miller grounded out in the third inning to drive in Palmer and push the FAU lead to 3-0. Mia Olson soon followed with a two-run shot to left to stretch the lead to 5-0. The Miners scored four runs in the bottom half of the frame to pull within 5-4. In the top of the fourth, Lochten smacked a solo homerun and Tatum Buckley singled in Rickey to account for the final score.

Notables

Amanda Wilson gave up 10 hits, but just two earned runs to pick up her 15th win of the season.
Alex Miller went 3-4 with three RBI.
Madisyn Palmer and Delaney Rickey both went 2-for-3 and scored twice.
Emily Lochten homered, walked twice and scored twice.
Lauren Whitt had two hits in the game.

Game 2

Key Plays

FAU got out to another early lead in the second game, scoring two runs on a Miner error in the top of the first. UTEP answered with three runs in the bottom of the inning to take a 3-2 advantage. Lochten led off the third inning with an infield single. Later in the frame, Buckley drew a walk before Alex Miller drove both of them in on a triple down the right field line. Olson followed up with a base hit that allowed Miller to score and give the Owls a 5-3 lead. Two singles and two UTEP errors pushed the lead to 7-3 in the top of the fourth. Lochten and Rickey had RBI hits in the top of the fifth and FAU increased its advantage to 9-3 in the fifth. UTEP led off the bottom of the inning with back-to-back homeruns, and another run scored later in the frame to cut the margin to 9-6. Both teams scored a run in the sixth and the Owls added one more in the top of the seventh, making the score 11-7. UTEP scored in the seventh and had the tying run at the plate with one out, but a popup and groundout ended the game.

Notables

Lochten had three hits an RBI and scored a school record five runs in the game.
Rickey singled and drove in three runs.
Palmer had two hits and scored twice.
Alex Miller had two hits, two RBI and scored twice.
Caitlin Hogue singled and scored in a pinch-hit appearance.
Buckley threw six innings for her 10th win of the season. Olson pitched the seventh.
The 14 FAU hits in the game ties for the most in a game this season by the Owls.

Upcoming

The Owls will look for a series sweep of UTEP on Sunday. The game begins at 3 p.m. Eastern. With a win in Sunday's game, FAU will be the no. 3 seed at the C-USA Tournament. Links to live stats and live video will be available at fausports.com. In-game updates will also be available through the team's Twitter account, @fauowlssoftball.