Softball Falls Short of UTEP Saturday

Saturday, April 20

El Paso, Texas

2 PM

Florida Atlantic

18-26, 5-13

UTEP

14-29, 7-11

Florida Atlantic

UTEP

Photo by: ©JC Ridley/Owlpix.com

4/20/2019 5:01:00 PM | Softball

Box Score

Game 3 Box Score

EL PASO, Texas – The Florida Atlantic University softball team (18-26, 5-13 C-USA) dropped Saturday's matchup against UTEP (14-29, 7-11 C-USA) by a score of 6-4. FAU jumped out in front with a 4-0 lead, but was unable to hang on after the Miners scored off a two-run home run in the third and a four-run inning in the fourth.

Key Plays:
In the top of the first inning, Madisyn Palmer reached on a walk and stole second base. Samantha Lageyre then hammered a triple and advanced to home on a throwing error by the Miners' right fielder. With the two runs scored in the frame, the Owls charged out in front, 2-0. The Owls kept rolling in the top of the third, as Danielle Bieberle came in to pinch run for Mia Olson and stole second base. Bieberle would then make her way around the bases following a wild pitch and a passed ball with Myah Murray at the plate. Murray then hammered a solo shot to center field, the first of her career, to help the Owls go up 4-0. The Miners cut the lead in half in the bottom of the third following a two-run home run by Courtney Smith. UTEP then provided more run support with a four-run inning in the fourth frame, which helped the Miners pull off their first sweep over the Owls with a 6-4 feat.

Notables:

Palmer stole her 40th base of the season, which leads Conference USA by a mile
Lageyre hammered her second triple of her senior campaign, which leads the team
Bieberle is 9-9 in stolen bases this season after snagging second base in the third inning
Murray crushed her first career home run
Fayth Davis now leads the team in doubles after hitting her 10th of the season
Olson racked up a season-high six strikeouts in the circle to pitch her sixth complete game of the season

Up Next:

The Owls return home for the final time this season to face Charlotte in an important three-game series. FAU's six seniors will be honored before the 4 p.m. game on Saturday. For ticket information, visit the Ticketmaster page or call 1-866-FAU-OWLS. For live updates during all of the games and for other FAU softball news, follow along on Twitter (@fauowlssoftball), Instagram (@Owls_softball) and Facebook.