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Florida Atlantic University Athletics
Sunday, March 3
Chapel Hill, N.C.
9 AM
Florida Atlantic
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Photo by: Eric Espada/FAU Athletics
Softball Closes Out Carolina Classic in Dominating Fashion Over Fairfield
3/3/2019 1:13:00 PM | Softball
Box Score
Carolina Classic Stats
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – The Florida Atlantic University softball team (9-9) added another one to the win column on a chilly Sunday morning against Fairfield, 12-4 in six innings. FAU brought the heat from South Florida to the plate, delivering 13 hits in the game to close out the Carolina Classic. Madisyn Palmer also broke the school record for career stolen bases after stealing three in the game.
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Quotable:
"We always want to win on Sundays and we certainly did that!" said Head Coach Joan Joyce. "The hitting we did today was really good and [Mia Olson's] big home run was great. [Olson] pitched a really good game and did a good job of getting us out of the jam at the end there."
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Key Plays:
In the top of the first inning, Palmer reached the bases on a walk, stole second and advanced to third on a throwing error by Fairfield's shortstop. Samantha Lageyre then grounded out to the pitcher, which was enough to score in Palmer and give the Owls an early 1-0 lead. The lead didn't last for long, as Fairfield responded in the bottom of the inning with an RBI single by Mikayla Rubin to knot things up. In the top of the second inning, Palmer singled on a bunt to move Fayth Davis to third, who had previously reached on an error. Following a wild pitch, Davis scored to regain the lead, but in the bottom of the inning, Fairfield tied things up again off a wild pitch.
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The Owls brought the fire to the plate in the top of the fourth inning when, with the bases loaded, Samantha Lageyre singled to right field to send Davis and Carolyn Rosa home. Mia Olson took the plate next and on a 0-1 count, she delivered a three-run home run to right field to elevate the Owls' lead, 7-2. In the top of the fifth inning with the bases loaded, the Owls added two more runs off of Olson's RBI single and Jolie Duffner's walk. The Owls were not quite done in the top of the sixth inning, as Tyler Colby delivered a base hit to the third baseman and Maya Amm reached on a fielder's choice to score in two runs following another throwing error by the Stags. Fairfield added two more runs in the bottom of the sixth inning, but it wasn't enough to keep the game going, as FAU wrapped it up early in six innings, 12-4.
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Notables:
Up Next:
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 page or 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.
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Carolina Classic Stats
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – The Florida Atlantic University softball team (9-9) added another one to the win column on a chilly Sunday morning against Fairfield, 12-4 in six innings. FAU brought the heat from South Florida to the plate, delivering 13 hits in the game to close out the Carolina Classic. Madisyn Palmer also broke the school record for career stolen bases after stealing three in the game.
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Quotable:
"We always want to win on Sundays and we certainly did that!" said Head Coach Joan Joyce. "The hitting we did today was really good and [Mia Olson's] big home run was great. [Olson] pitched a really good game and did a good job of getting us out of the jam at the end there."
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Key Plays:
In the top of the first inning, Palmer reached the bases on a walk, stole second and advanced to third on a throwing error by Fairfield's shortstop. Samantha Lageyre then grounded out to the pitcher, which was enough to score in Palmer and give the Owls an early 1-0 lead. The lead didn't last for long, as Fairfield responded in the bottom of the inning with an RBI single by Mikayla Rubin to knot things up. In the top of the second inning, Palmer singled on a bunt to move Fayth Davis to third, who had previously reached on an error. Following a wild pitch, Davis scored to regain the lead, but in the bottom of the inning, Fairfield tied things up again off a wild pitch.
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The Owls brought the fire to the plate in the top of the fourth inning when, with the bases loaded, Samantha Lageyre singled to right field to send Davis and Carolyn Rosa home. Mia Olson took the plate next and on a 0-1 count, she delivered a three-run home run to right field to elevate the Owls' lead, 7-2. In the top of the fifth inning with the bases loaded, the Owls added two more runs off of Olson's RBI single and Jolie Duffner's walk. The Owls were not quite done in the top of the sixth inning, as Tyler Colby delivered a base hit to the third baseman and Maya Amm reached on a fielder's choice to score in two runs following another throwing error by the Stags. Fairfield added two more runs in the bottom of the sixth inning, but it wasn't enough to keep the game going, as FAU wrapped it up early in six innings, 12-4.
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Notables:
- Palmer stole three bases in the game and broke the school record in the top of the fifth inning following a steal at second base. She now has 130 career stolen bases and 14 on the 2019 season alone
- Olson (3-5) had quite a day both at the plate and in the circle. She was 3-4 at the plate with one home run and four RBI. In the circle, Olson pitched a complete game with five strikeouts and gave up three earned runs and five walks. Overall, Olson batted .400 on the weekend with four hits and four RBI, as well as posted a 1.91 ERA following 11 innings pitched
- Duffner got her fourth multi-hit game of the season and Davis captured her third, as both delivered two hits a piece
- Lageyre claimed three RBI on the morning
- Rosa batted .375 and added two runs on the weekend
- Colby tallied her first hit of her young collegiate career
Up Next:
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 page or 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.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Olson, Mia (3-5)
L: Kudlacik (2-1)
Batting:
HR: Olson, Mia 1
RBI: Colby, Tyler 1 ; Lageyre, Samantha 3 ; Amm, Maya 1 ; Olson, Mia 4 ; Duffner, Jolie 1
SH: Lageyre, Samantha 1 ; Amm, Maya 1 ; Davis, Fayth 1 ; Jennings, Ashleigh 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Palmer, Madisyn 2 ; Lageyre, Samantha 1 ; Olson, Mia 1 ; Burke, Kaitlyn 1 ; Rosa, Carolyn 2 ; Davis, Fayth 3 ; Jennings, Ashleigh 1 ; Bieberle, Danielle 1
SB: Palmer, Madisyn 3 ; Lageyre, Samantha 1
Batting:
RBI: Merino 1 ; Rubin 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Ulzheimer 1 ; Merino 1 ; Brown 1 ; Meringer 1
SB: Merino 1
Game Leaders
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