Softball Fall Short of Comeback Against North Carolina

Saturday, March 2

Chapel Hill, N.C.

3:30 PM

Florida Atlantic

8-9

North Carolina

7-8

Florida Atlantic

North Carolina

Photo by: Eric Espada/FAU Athletics

3/2/2019 8:44:00 PM | Softball

Box Score

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – The Florida Atlantic University softball team (8-9) put up a fight against North Carolina but came up short on Saturday afternoon. The Tar Heels' six runs in the bottom of the sixth inning were tough for the Owls to come back from, leading to a 6-2 loss for FAU on day three of the Carolina Classic.

Key Plays:
The game was scoreless until the top of the sixth inning when Angela Agurkis singled up the middle to score Jolie Duffner from second and Kelsey Morrison from third. North Carolina answered in the bottom of the inning when Zoe Goodman, Kristina Burkhardt and Hannah George each picked up RBIs with the bases loaded. Following an FAU pitching change in the middle of the inning with no outs, North Carolina scored on an error and a wild pitch to extend their lead, 6-2. The Owls had Madisyn Palmer on second base in the top of the seventh but fell short of the rally they needed to take down the Tar Heels.

Notables:

In her third start in the circle, freshman Skylar Whitty (2-1) pitched five scoreless innings. Whitty gave up four earned runs and three walks and added in two strikeouts
Morrison came into the circle in relief in the bottom of the sixth inning and did not give up an earned run and delivered two strikeouts
Palmer stole a base in the game and is just two away from tying Emily Lochten as the program's career stolen bases leader. Ashleigh Jennings stole a base in the game and now has five on the young season
Carolyn Rosa captured her first multi-hit game on the season with her two hits in the game
Agurkis totaled two RBI in the game following her base hit in the top of the sixth inning

Up Next:
The Owls are scheduled to wrap up the Carolina Classic tomorrow against the Fairfield Stags at 10:30 a.m. Live stats will be available here. The Owls will return back to FAU Softball Stadium next weekend 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.