Softball Claims the Sunday Win Over UConn

Sunday, February 24

Boca Raton, Fla.

1 PM

Florida Atlantic

8-7

UConn

3-9

UConn

Florida Atlantic

Photo by: JC Ridley/Owlpix.com

2/24/2019 3:42:00 PM | Softball

Box Score

Box Score vs. UConn

BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic University softball team (8-7) extended its winning streak to five games after a 3-2 win over UConn on Sunday. With a tie ball game going into the bottom of the sixth inning, a costly error by the UConn center fielder put the Owls up one run and that is all they needed to finish undefeated at the 13th annual Strike Out Cancer Tournament.

Quotable:
"We got the Sunday win even though it got a little scary toward the end of that game," said Head Coach Joan Joyce. "We helped them out and they helped us out, so you have to have wins like that every once in a while. We are above .500 now and we are on a roll!"

Key Plays:
UConn got on the board first following an RBI single by Alexis Lemus in the top of the second inning. The Owls responded in the bottom of the fourth inning when Lauren Whitt singled up the middle to score Samantha Lageyre. With runners on the corners, Angela Agurkis came up with her first collegiate hit to bring home Mia Olson and grant the Owls the lead, 2-1. UConn responded in the top of the sixth inning following an RBI single by Cutler to make the score 2-2. In the bottom of the sixth inning, the UConn center fielder lost the battle with the sunshine on a fly ball, which led to a run scored by Danielle Bieberle. The one run lead proved to be all the Owls needed to tally the win against the Huskies, 3-2.

Notables:

Freshman Skylar Whitty (2-0) picked up her second win of the season, pitching a complete game with seven strikeouts, no walks and just one earned run
Whitt captured her third multi-hit game of the season. Lageyre also added two hits in the contest and had seven hits on the weekend, while batting .438
Agurkis tallied her first collegiate hit with an RBI single to give the Owls the lead at the time
Olson batted .500 on the weekend and scored in a run on Sunday
The Owls outhit their opponents this weekend with 41 hits versus 26. FAU's overall batting average on the weekend was .325 as opposed to their opponents' .205

Up Next:
The Owls will have a quick turnaround as they gear up for the Carolina Classic this upcoming weekend. Live statswill be available and FAU's game against North Carolina on Saturday will be broadcast on ACC Network Extra. The Owls will return back to FAU Softball Stadium the weekend of March 8 for the Parent's Weekend Tournament. Spectators may purchase a tournament pass for $20/pass, which allows fans to attend all 15 games of the tournament for a flat rate. To purchase a tournament pass, visit the Ticketmaster pageor call 1-866-FAU-OWLS. For live coverage during all games and other FAU softball news, follow along on Twitter (@fauowlssoftball), Instagram (@owls_softball) and Facebook.