Softball Shuts Out Virginia, Falls to Indiana at Day Two of First Pitch Classic

Saturday, February 9

Boca Raton, Fla.

6 PM

Florida Atlantic

2-1

Virginia

0-4

Virginia

Florida Atlantic

Photo by: JC Ridley/Owlpix.com

Softball Shuts Out Virginia, Falls to Indiana at Day Two of First Pitch Classic

2/10/2019 1:46:00 AM | Softball

Box Score 1 Box Score 2

Box Score 1 vs. UVA

Box Score 2 vs. IU

BOCA RATON, Fla. - The Florida Atlantic University softball team split its two games on the second day of the First Pitch Classic to begin in the season 2-2. Freshman Skylar Whitty (1-0) made her first career start for the Owls and pitched a complete game shutout to elevate the Owls to a 1-0 victory over Virginia. In game two, fielding errors were too much for the Owls to bare, falling to Indiana 4-1.

Quotable
"Even in the second game, pitching did a good job," said Head Coach Joan Joyce. "We made a couple of mistakes in the second game that allowed them to win. The thing I was the most worried about going into the season was my pitching, but they have done a really good job so far."

Game 1
Key Plays
A pitchers dual was in the works until the bottom of the fourth inning, following Lauren Whitt's single down the middle, which scored Danielle Bieberle and gave the Owls a 1-0 lead. Whitty had a no-hitter until the top of the sixth after UVA's Ashley Davis singled to left field. The Cavaliers had two runners on first and second in the top of the seventh, but Kate Covington grounded out to Whitty to end the game.

Notables

In Whitty's first career start as an Owl, she pitched a complete game shutout with seven strikeouts and allowed just two hits
Bieberle recorded her first run as an Owl, which proved to be enough for the victory
Samantha Lageyre and Whitt both had two hits in the contest

Game 2
Key Plays
The Owls struck first in the bottom of the first inning with an RBI single by Mia Olson, who scored in Madisyn Palmer. That one run lead did not last for long, as Indiana tied the game following an RBI double by IU's Annika Baez. In the top of the third, IU's Bella Norton singled to left field, giving the Hoosiers a 2-1 advantage. The Owls were unable to get anything else done offensively, leaving three runners stranded in the bottom of the fifth and going three up, three down in the bottom of the seventh. Indiana would add two more runs on errors to elevate to a 4-1 victory. Olson was credited with the loss.

Notables

Palmer stole two bases, which makes her 11 shy of the school record
Myah Murray made her Owl debut as a pinch hitter and substituted for Carolyn Rosa at second in the top of the sixth
Fayth Davis recorded her first hit of the season

Up Next:
The Owls will be back for the third and final day of the FAU First Pitch Classic with a matchup against Bethune-Cookman. Follow along on Twitter (@fauowlssoftball) to get live updates on the contest. Live stats and video are also available at FAUsports.com.