Softball Drops Sunday Contest at WKU

Sunday, March 31

Bowling Green, KY.

2 PM

Florida Atlantic

15-18, 3-6

WKU

26-5, 9-0

Florida Atlantic

WKU

Photo by: Eric Espada/FAU Athletics

3/31/2019 5:12:00 PM | Softball

Box Score

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Florida Atlantic University softball team (15-18, 3-6 C-USA) fell short of avoiding the sweep at WKU (26-5, 9-0 C-USA) on Sunday, dropping the rubber match 10-2. FAU's two runs in the first two frames was all the Owls could manage in six innings of play.

Key Plays:
Madisyn Palmer got things started with a base hit and advanced to third following a passed ball and sacrifice bunt laid down Samantha Lageyre. Mia Olson then hammered a single down the middle to score Palmer and put one on the board for the Owls. FAU's lead did not last for long, as Kendall Smith delivered a two-run home run to gain the lead, 2-1. With the bases loaded in the top of the second, Lageyre drew a walk to send Carolyn Rosa home from third to knot up the ballgame. In the top of the third, the Hilltoppers capitalized on a few breakdowns from the Owl defense, resulting in five runs off of three hits and an error. The Hilltoppers ended the game early in the bottom of the sixth inning, capturing three runs with two outs in the inning.

Notables:

Hits were delivered by Palmer, Olson, Jolie Duffner and Ashleigh Jennings. Palmer had two hits to mark her six multi-hit game of the season
Lageyre picked up her 19th RBI on the season, while Olson captured her 26th
Duffner extended her hitting streak to six games

Up Next:

The Owls will head across the state on Wednesday to Florida Gulf Coast for a midweek 5/7 p.m. doubleheader. FAU will be return home the next weekend to take on C-USA foe FIU for a three-game series commencing on April 6 at 4 p.m. For ticket information, visit the Ticketmaster page or call 1-866-FAU-OWLS.