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5 p.m.
Softball
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Florida Atlantic University Athletics
Friday, March 8
Boca Raton, Fla.
6 PM
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Photo by: Eric Espada/FAU Athletics
Softball Falls to ECU, Bounces Back Against Stony Brook
3/9/2019 1:56:00 AM | Softball
Box Score vs. ECU
Box Score vs. SBU
Friday Stats
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BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic University softball team (10-10) split its first two games of the Parents Weekend Tournament on Friday night. FAU dropped the first game against ECU, 12-5, but came back in their night cap against Stony Brook to claim a 7-3 victory.
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Game 1
Key Plays:
ECU struck first with an RBI single by Rachel McCollum, but the Owls answered back in the bottom of the first inning following Samantha Lageyre's sacrifice bunt to score Madisyn Palmer. In the top of the second inning, ECU's Ashleigh Inae hit an RBI single and later in the inning, Rachel McCollum delivered a grand slam to extend the Pirate's lead, 6-1. ECU then scored three more runs in the top of the fourth inning to lengthen the lead, 9-1. When it looked like the Owls would fall to the mercy rule in the bottom of the fifth inning, Mia Olson came up with a solo home run and Kaitlyn Burke delivered an RBI single to keep the game going. In the top of the sixth inning, ECU brought in three more runs, but FAU did not let up following Lageyre's double to score in Ashleigh Jennings and Fayth Davis in the bottom of the inning. The Owls fought until the end but could not come up with the major come back they needed to drop their first game of the tournament, 12-5.
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Notables:
Game 2
Key Plays:
Stony Brook kicked the game off with an RBI single by Melissa Rahrich to take an early lead, but it did not last for long. In the bottom of the first inning, Olson came up with an RBI single, Angela Agurkis and Carolyn Rosa walked with the bases loaded, Kelsey Morrison and Maya Amm reached on errors by the shortstop, and Morrison later scored on a wild pitch. The Owls hung onto a 6-1 lead until the top of the third inning when Stony Brook's Taylor Pechin singled to left center to bring in two runs and make it a 6-3 ball game. In the bottom of the sixth inning, Palmer scored on a passed ball, but that was just the icing on the cake for what was a 7-3 victory for the Owls.
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Notables:
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Box Score vs. SBU
Friday Stats
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BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic University softball team (10-10) split its first two games of the Parents Weekend Tournament on Friday night. FAU dropped the first game against ECU, 12-5, but came back in their night cap against Stony Brook to claim a 7-3 victory.
Quotable:
"I think we would have stayed in the first game a little better if we hadn't given up that grand slam," said Head Coach Joan Joyce. "We came around in the second game though and we will be back to work."Â
Game 1
Key Plays:
ECU struck first with an RBI single by Rachel McCollum, but the Owls answered back in the bottom of the first inning following Samantha Lageyre's sacrifice bunt to score Madisyn Palmer. In the top of the second inning, ECU's Ashleigh Inae hit an RBI single and later in the inning, Rachel McCollum delivered a grand slam to extend the Pirate's lead, 6-1. ECU then scored three more runs in the top of the fourth inning to lengthen the lead, 9-1. When it looked like the Owls would fall to the mercy rule in the bottom of the fifth inning, Mia Olson came up with a solo home run and Kaitlyn Burke delivered an RBI single to keep the game going. In the top of the sixth inning, ECU brought in three more runs, but FAU did not let up following Lageyre's double to score in Ashleigh Jennings and Fayth Davis in the bottom of the inning. The Owls fought until the end but could not come up with the major come back they needed to drop their first game of the tournament, 12-5.
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Notables:
- Lageyre, Burke and Jennings each came up with two hits in the contest. Each batted .667 on the night
- Olson hit her fourth home run of the season in the bottom of the fifth inning
- Lageyre came up with three RBI in the first game
Game 2
Key Plays:
Stony Brook kicked the game off with an RBI single by Melissa Rahrich to take an early lead, but it did not last for long. In the bottom of the first inning, Olson came up with an RBI single, Angela Agurkis and Carolyn Rosa walked with the bases loaded, Kelsey Morrison and Maya Amm reached on errors by the shortstop, and Morrison later scored on a wild pitch. The Owls hung onto a 6-1 lead until the top of the third inning when Stony Brook's Taylor Pechin singled to left center to bring in two runs and make it a 6-3 ball game. In the bottom of the sixth inning, Palmer scored on a passed ball, but that was just the icing on the cake for what was a 7-3 victory for the Owls.
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Notables:
- With Palmer's two stolen bases on the night, she has 16 on the season. Palmer also walked three times in the second game
- Pitchers Olson and Morrison showed that they can also dominate at the plate, with Olson hammering two hits and Morrison showing damage at bat, as well
- This was the Owls' fourth game this season without an error
- Olson (4-6) pitched her fourth complete game of the season, allowing three earned runs and no walks, while adding five strikeouts
Up Next:
The Owls will take on day two of the Parent's Weekend Tournament tomorrow against Yale at 8:15 p.m. Spectators may purchase a tournament pass for $20/pass, which allows fans to attend the remaining 13 games over the weekend 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.Â
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: POEPPING, Erin (10-3)
L: Olson, Mia (3-6)
Batting:
2B: KING, Tyler 1 ; ZIEMBA, Kendra 1
HR: MCCOLLUM, Rachel 1
RBI: KING, Tyler 3 ; INAE, Ashleigh 1 ; MCCOLLUM, Rachel 5 ; ZIEMBA, Kendra 1 ; YOPP, Pearson 1
Base Running:
RUNS: KING, Tyler 1 ; INAE, Ashleigh 2 ; MCCLELLAN, Tate 1 ; MCCOLLUM, Rachel 2 ; GRIGGS, Sydney 1 ; WEINGARTZ, Ashley 1 ; JARVIS, Faith 1 ; ZIEMBA, Kendra 1 ; NARRON, Olivia 2
SB: JARVIS, Faith 1 ; NARRON, Olivia 1
HBP: MCCLELLAN, Tate 1
Batting:
2B: Lageyre, Samantha 1 ; Burke, Kaitlyn 1 ; Davis, Fayth 1
HR: Olson, Mia 1
RBI: Lageyre, Samantha 3 ; Olson, Mia 1 ; Burke, Kaitlyn 1
SH: Lageyre, Samantha 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Palmer, Madisyn 1 ; Olson, Mia 1 ; Duffner, Jolie 1 ; Davis, Fayth 1 ; Jennings, Ashleigh 1
SB: Palmer, Madisyn 1
CS: Jennings, Ashleigh 1
Game Leaders
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