Softball Closes Out Tournament Schedule At Madeira Beach

BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic University softball team will close out their 2020 tournament schedule at The Spring Games at Madeira Beach this weekend. FAU will face Seton Hall, Miami (OH), Iowa, St. Bonaventure, and South Alabama to close out the tournament portion of the 2020 season.

About the Owls

The Owls have started off the 2020 season with a 4-8 overall record and are 2-3 away from Boca Raton
After the "Strikeout Cancer" Tournament, senior Kaitlyn Burke leads FAU, batting .394 overall with 13 hits and eight RBIs
Fayth Davis hit the walk-off double to beat LIU over the weekend, and sports a .282 batting average with 11 hits, two doubles, a home run, and six RBIs
In the circle, Lynn Gardner owns 3.63 ERA pitching 36.2 innings, while Kara Lokeinsky is close behind with a 3.97 ERA collecting her first win against LIU over the weekend
The team welcomes 12 newcomers, as well as brings back 11 players and four everyday starters

FAU Game Schedule

Day	Time	Opponent	Live Stats	Video
Friday, Feb. 28	3 p.m.	Seton Hall	Stats	Video
	6:30 p.m.	Miami (OH)	Stats	Video
Saturday, Feb. 29	1:30 p.m.	Iowa	Stats	Video
	4 p.m.	St. Bonaventure	Stats	Video
Sunday, March 1	1:30 p.m.	South Alabama	Stats	Video

Eyeing the Competition

Seton Hall (Friday at 3 p.m.)
All-time series: tied 3-3

Friday will be the seventh meeting between the Owls and Pirates
All but one game has been played in Boca Raton
The last time FAU and Seton Hall played was in 2012.
The Pirates won the first game, 3-9 and FAU bounced back in the second game to win, 9-1

About the Pirates

Seton Hall has started the 2020 season with a 4-9 overall record coming off a 24-24, 2019 season
The Pirates' most recent loss came against UMBC with a 0-6 decision but quickly jumped back defeating Iona College 4-3 last weekend during the Chanticleer Showdown in Conway, S.C.
Abby Wingo and Payton Beaver are currently leading the way for the Pirates as Wingo is supporting a .375 batting average followed by Beaver with a .308
In the circle, Seton Hall is led by freshman, Shelby Smith with a 2.00 ERA holding a 2-0 record pitching just 14 innings

Miami (OH) (Friday at 6 p.m.)
All-time series: FAU leads 4-2

The Owls will play the Redhawks for the seventh time in the series, as well as the first time in nearly 10 years
In the last meeting on March 6, 2010, the Owls beat Miami 4-3 in eight innings during the Miken Classic in Boca Raton

About the Redhawks

The Redhawks are coming off a 35-16 season (16-4 MAC) during the 2019 campaign
Miami (OH) has started off the season 5-5 winning their last game 4-2 against Saint Louis at the Frost Classic in Chattanooga, TN
Allie Cummins is supporting a .412 batting average playing in all 10 games for the Redhawks going 14-34 with one home run and five RBIs
Courtney Vierstra is the leading pitcher going 3-2 to start the season with a 2.56 ERA pitching two complete games

Iowa (Saturday at 1:30 p.m.)
All-time series: tied 3-3

The Owls will face the Hawkeyes for the seventh time in the series on Saturday
FAU and Iowa split the doubleheader during their last meet up winning the final game 4-3 in 2010
The Hawkeyes have started the season off strong with a 12-2 overall record their last win coming in during the Hawaii Invitational defeating UMKC 4-2

About the Hawkeyes

The Hawkeyes finished last season 19-32 (5-18 B1G), falling to Wisconsin, 7-4, in the Big 10 Conference Tournament
Nia Carter is leading the team with a .567 batting average with 17 hits and six RBIs, followed by Havyn Monteer and Kit Rocco with a .412 and .400 batting average.
Two Hawkeyes are holding down the circle with a 1.46 ERA Lauren Shaw owns a 7-1 record, while Allison Doocy supports a 1.76 going 5-1.

St. Bonaventure (Saturday 4 p.m.)
All-time series: FAU leads 9-0

St. Bonaventure and FAU have met nine times, with the last matchup being 20 years ago
The last time the Owls played the Bonnies they won with a 14-0 decision back in Feb. of 2000
In the nine meetings, the Owls have outscored the Bonnies 76-14

About the Bonnies

St. Bonaventure finished 2019 at 9-36 (5-17 Atlantic 10) and will start their 2020 campaign this weekend at the Madeira Beach Spring Games
Alexandra Deal is the leading returner at the plate, finishing last season batting .309 with 38 hits, 23 runs scored and nine RBIs.
Ally Haskell went 1-11 last season with a 5.62 ERA striking out 45 batters

South Alabama (Sunday 1:30 p.m.)
All-time series: FAU leads 15-9

The Jaguars and Owls have met a total of 24 times as South Alabama has defeated FAU in the last four games
The last time these two teams met was March 8, 2014, which was decided with a 7-1 loss in Boca Raton for the Owls

About the Jaguars

The Jaguars have started the season 4-12 being 4-5 on their home field
South Alabama's last loss came from a 4-3, 16-inning duel against Nicholls State at the Mardi Gras Classic
From the plate, Amanda Flynn is batting a .349, followed by Mackenzie Brasher and Katelyn Gruich with a .333 and .326
Jenna Hardy controls the circle with a 2.70 ERA pitching 59.2 innings ,striking out 32 batters so far this season

"FAU "Strikeout Cancer" Recap

The Owls went 1-2 over the weekend during the annual FAU "Strikeout Cancer" tournament falling during the opener against Hofstra and North Florida but defeated LIU with a 9-8 come from behind win
Fayth Davis hit the walk-off double against LIU for a two RBI double going 2-5 with 3 RBIs
Kaitlyn Burke led FAU at the plate, going 8-14 with four RBIs over the weekend
Sara Berthiaume had a perfect game against LIU going 3-3 with two runs scored and two RBIs
In the circle, the Owls pitched Lynn Gardner and Kara Lokeinsky against LIU as Lokeinsky collected her first win of the season strikeout out one batter allowing just two runs off five hits. Gardner had four strikeouts pitching four innings.

Up Next

FAU will open conference March 6-8 traveling to Charlotte N.C. to face the 49ers in a C-USA matchup.

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