Softball Avoids Sweep with Season High 13 Hits Against UAB

Sunday, March 24

Boca Raton, Fla.

Noon

Florida Atlantic

15-15, 0

UAB

11-19, 0

Alabama Birmingham

Florida Atlantic

Photo by: Jeff Romance

3/24/2019 2:32:00 PM | Softball

Box Score

BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic University softball team (15-15) took down UAB (11-19) on Sunday following a 7-2 victory over the Blazers. FAU had a season-high 13 hits and Skylar Whitty pitched her fifth complete game of the season in the series finale.

Quotable:

"They hit well today," said head coach Joan Joyce. "There is still work to be done, but I hope to get them straightened out and ready for next week, which will be a big weekend series. We didn't have any errors and gave up just two walks, which is also really good."

Key Plays:
The Owls struck first following Mia Olson's RBI double to right center field to score Samantha Lageyre. Later in the bottom of the first inning, Olson advanced to home following a wild pitch to put the Owls up, 2-0. The Blazers had an answer in the top of the second inning, thanks to Destini England's double up the middle of the field to knot up the score. It was déjà vu in the bottom of the third inning, as Olson came up with her second RBI double of the game to score Lageyre. Fayth Davis also captured an RBI single to score Olson to lengthen the Owls' lead in the inning, 4-2. The Owls tacked on three more runs in the bottom of the fourth inning, following an RBI bunt by Carolyn Rosa to score Danielle Bieberle and an RBI double by Lageyre to score Madisyn Palmer and Rosa. UAB's Dylinn Stancil came up with a sacrifice fly in the top of the seventh, but that was all the Owls allowed, leading to a 7-3 victory.

Notables:

Whitty pitched her fifth complete game of the season with three strikeouts, while allowing just two walks
The Owls delivered a season-high 13 hits with eight different Owls coming up with a hit in the contest. Palmer, Lageyre, Olson, Davis and Jennings each captured two hits a piece on the day
After her two RBI on the day, Olson now has 25 on the season, which leads the team. Lageyre's two on the day puts her at 18 on the season, which follows Olson
Lageyre and Bieberle both came up with stolen bases on the afternoon, elevating the team's total to 49 on the season
The Owls did not have any fielding errors on Sunday, the first time since FAU's 4-0 victory over Purdue earlier in the month
After this weekend, Olson continues to lead the team in batting average with .356, while Davis follows her with .304

Up Next:

FAU will be back on the road for a three-game series at WKU. The Owls will commence the series with a Saturday doubleheader beginning at 2 p.m. and will close out play on Sunday at 2 p.m. Live stats can be accessed here and the live stream can be viewed here. The Owls will return home the weekend of April 6 to take on in-state foe FIU for a three-game series. For ticket information, visit the Ticketmaster page or call 1-866-FAU-OWLS.