Softball Sweeps Stetson in Doubleheader

Friday, February 22

Clermont, Fla.

2 PM

Florida Atlantic

4-7

Stetson

2-6

Fla. Atlantic

Stetson

2/22/2019 8:02:00 PM | Softball

Box Score 1 Box Score 2

Box Score Game 1
Box Score Game 2

CLERMONT, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic University softball team (5-7) captured two wins over Stetson during Friday afternoon's doubleheader to snap a five-game losing skid. FAU came out victorious in the first game, 3-0 and ended the second game early in six innings following a 10-2 outing. The Owls' 18 hits on the day matched the amount the team had all of last weekend over five games.

Quotable:
On playing Stetson:
"Stetson is a solid program and they have been for years when we played in the Atlantic Sun Conference," said Head Coach Joan Joyce. "Coach Frank Griffin does a great job with that team and they will compete in their conference."

On the team's performance
"We started the game a little slow, but bats came around and we had some really good hits. Our pitchers did really well. I wanted to give each of them four to five innings of work, so I can still use them tomorrow. We had great fielding as well."

Game 1
Key Plays:
The Owls started to heat up at the plate in the top of the fourth inning when Mia Olson doubled to centerfield. Her double sent home Ashleigh Jennings, who previously reached second base on a throwing error by Stetson's third baseman. Later in the inning, Jolie Duffner singled up the middle, sending Danielle Bieberle home, which stretched the Owls' lead to two runs. In the sixth inning, Samantha Lageyre recorded a single up the middle, stole second base and eventually made her way home following Olson's groundout to first base. Stetson couldn't get much done offensively thanks to great work done in the circle from Kelsey Morrison (3-1) and Kara Lokeinsky.

Notables:

Morrison picked up her third win of the season in the circle after pitching five shutout innings with two strikeouts
Lokeinsky pitched in relief for Morrison for two innings and picked up her first save of the season after giving up one hit and no earned runs
Fayth Davis recorded another two-hit game in the contest and Danielle Bieberle, Jennings and Lageyre all drove in the three runs for FAU
The game marked the third time this season the Owls did not commit an error in the seven innings of play

Game 2
Key Plays:
Bieberle got things started offensively for the Owls following a single up the middle. Madisyn Palmer reached the bases on a walk and on a 2-2 count, Jennings lashed the ball down the middle to send home Bieberle and Palmer. Later in the inning, Jennings scored on a wild pitch, but Stetson responded in the top of the fourth inning with two runs to make it a 3-2 ballgame. The Owls had quite an inning in the fifth, after Olson singled to right center to send home Lageyre. With the bases loaded, Kaitlyn Burke hammered the ball to left field for two RBI, scoring Duffner and Olson. Bieberle then doubled to left field, which drove in Burke and Myah Murray, who previously reached on a walk to make the score 8-2. After Stetson went down the order in the top of the sixth inning, the Owls sealed the game following Burke's double to left field to score Murray and Abigail Morgan, who previously reached on a walk. This is the first time in the 2019 season the Owls have ended a game early due to the 8-run rule.

Notables:

Olson (1-4) recorded her first win of the season. She pitched four innings, giving up three hits and two earned runs and adding five strikeouts
Skylar Whitty took over in the fifth inning when the Owls were leading by one run. She pitched two innings, giving up two hits and one walk and captured her first save of the season
Burke went 2-2 at the plate, delivering two doubles, four RBI and also scored a run
Olson, Burke and Bieberle all recorded multiple hits in the contest and seven different Owls recorded a hit in the second of two games

Up Next:
The Owls will return back to Boca Raton to host the 13th annual Strike Out Cancer Tournament. On Saturday, the Owls will face Florida Gulf Coast at 2 p.m. and UConn at 4:30 p.m. Spectators may purchase a tournament pass for $20/pass, which allows fans to attend each of the five games over the weekend for the flat rate. To purchase a tournament pass, visit the Ticketmaster pageor call 1-866-FAU-OWLS. For more information on the tournament, visit the tournament central page. During the games, follow along on Twitter (@fauowlssoftball) or access the live stats here.