Softball Drops Two on Day One of Parents' Weekend

Thursday, March 8

Boca Raton, Fla.

3:30 PM

Florida Atlantic

11-11

Ball State

13-7

Ball State

Florida Atlantic

3/8/2018 12:00:00 AM | Softball

Box Score 1 Box Score 2

March 8, 2018

Final Stats

BOCA RATON, Fla. - Florida Atlantic University softball opened the final 20-1 regular-season tournament hosted by the Owls, the Parents' Weekend Tournament, featuring nine teams. The opening day wasn't kind to FAU with both Ball State and Pitt downing FAU, 5-3 and 7-1, respectively.

Coaches Quote
Coach Joan Joyce on the Day
"We need to do a better job hitting," said Joan Joyce, FAU's head coach. "We didn't adjust...they were two good teams tonight. Both their records coming in were good...We have to do a better job of not taking ourselves out of the game. That is what happens."

Game 1 Highlights

Kaitlyn Burke, Alex Miller and Lauren Whitt were each 1-for-3
Madisyn Palmer was 2-for-4 on the day
Samantha Lageyre was 1-for-2 with a run scored versus Ball State
Mia Olson rounded out the hits with a 1-for-2 plate performance
Tatum Buckley pitched a complete game, scattered eight hits, recorded seven strike outs, but surrendered five earned runs to fall to 7-4 on the year.

Key Plays
The Owls took a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the third and held that lead until the top of the sixth when Ball State retook the lead and then added an additional two runs in the seventh. Madisyn Palmer led off the bottom half of the seventh with a single. A Ball State error, put Palmer on third and Samantha Lagerye on second with no outs. On a pitch that alluded BSU's catcher, Palmer tried to score and was called out at the plate. Lagerye moved to third, but was left after two quick outs ended the game.

Game 2 Highlights

Alex Miller was 2-for-3 with a run scored versus Pitt
Emily Lochten was 2-for-3
Samantha Lageyre had the Owls' tallied one hit in four plate appearances
Mia Olson pitch 4.2 innings, allowed seven hits, walked one, and struck out seven. Olson fell to 4-5 and gave way to Kelsey Morrison, who worked the final 2.1 innings, gave up one hit, walked one and struck out one

Key Plays
The first three innings of the game were scoreless. Pitt scored two in the fourth then led-off the fifth with a double and then drove in a run with a single. An additional four unearned runs then scored and the Owls were down 7-0. FAU scored one in the bottom of the fifth, but were held scoreless in the next two frames for the game's 7-1 final.

Up Next
The 2018 Parents' Weekend Tournament will continue on Friday starting at 9 a.m. The Owls will face Michigan at 6 p.m. Tournament teams include: Ball State, Pittsburgh, Michigan, LIU-Brooklyn, FAMU, Stony Brook, UTEP and Rutgers. For tickets call 1-866-FAUOwls. FAU softball can be followed via Twitter @fauowlssoftball or on the web at www.fausports.com.