Softball Splits First Two Games at First Pitch Classic

Friday, February 8

Boca Raton, Fla.

6 PM

Florida Atlantic

0-1

No. 6/7 Georgia

2-0

Georgia

Florida Atlantic

Photo by: JC Ridley/Owlpix.com

2/9/2019 2:00:00 AM | Softball

Box Score 1 Box Score 2

Box Score 1 vs. UGA
Box Score 2 vs. SJU

BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic University softball team finished day one of the First Pitch Classic 1-1. FAU dropped its first game against No. 6/7 Georgia 4-1, but bounced back in the second contest versus St. John's thanks to Samantha Lageyre's game-winning single in the bottom of the eighth inning to end the game 2-1.

Quotable
"The team actually played very well both games," said head coach Joan Joyce. "The team did a lot of things that were good, but we could have done better with bats in the second game. If Sammy wasn't playing the second game, we probably would have been up a creek without a paddle. It was a good second win. That's the thing with these kids, they never quit."

Game 1
Key Plays
The game was scoreless until the top of the fourth when UGA's Alyssa DiCarlo hit a two-run homerun, which also scored Justice Milz who had previously reached first in light of a catcher's interference call on Kaitlyn Burke. Fielding errors looked to be a thorn in the Owls' side, as UGA added two more runs in the bottom of the sixth following two errors on FAU. UGA's Mary Wilson Avant tossed a no-hitter until the bottom of the sixth inning after Jolie Duffner's single down the left field line, but the Owls ended the inning with three runners stranded. In the bottom of the seventh, FAU had the bases loaded with the game-tying runner at the plate, but were only able to score in one run out to end the game.

Notables

Samantha Lageyre recorded an RBI single to break Wilson Avant's no-hitter
Madisyn Palmer added another stolen base, making her 13 shy of being the program's stolen bases leader
Several Owls made their FAU debut, including Maya Amm, Danielle Bieberle and Ashleigh Jennings
Mia Olson (0-1) pitched a complete game, allowing six hits and four runs, each unearned

Game 2
Key Plays
St. John's struck first thanks to Carly Melendez of SJU's double down the left field line, which scored Amelia Ditolvo. In the bottom of the sixth inning, Lageyre singled to the shortstop and later made her way around the bases as she stole second and advanced to home on a fielding and throwing error. After the bottom of the seventh, the game was still tied at 1-1, sending the game into extra innings. In the bottom of the eighth, FAU had the bases loaded and Samantha Lageyre delivered a walk-off single up the middle to end the game.

Notables

Samantha Lageyre batted .500 in the contest with two hits, one run and an RBI
Kelsey Morrison pitched a complete game with seven strikeouts and giving up just one earned run in eight innings
Freshman Angela Agurkis got her first start behind the plate in an Owl uniform

Up Next:
The Owls will take on day two of the FAU First Pitch Classic tomorrow starting with Virginia at 6 p.m. and Indiana at 8:15 p.m. Follow along on Twitter (@fauowlssoftball) to get live updates on the contest. Live stats and video are also available at FAUsports.com.