Softball To Face FGCU For Non-Conference Match-up

BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic University softball team steps out of C-USA action to travel to Fort Myers for a doubleheader against FGCU. The Owls will face the Eagles on Tuesday with the first pitch coming in at 5 p.m. at the FGCU Softball Complex.

About the Owls

The Owls have started off the 2020 season with a 7-13 overall record while being 2-5 at home and just started conference play with a 1-2 record
Senior, Kaitlyn Burke leads FAU batting a .355 overall with 22 hits and 15 RBIs
Myah Murray is close behind Burke supporting a .321 with 18 hits, two doubles, a triple and six RBIs on the season
In the circle, Kara Lokeinsky owns a 2.33 ERA pitching 27 innings for a 3-1 record with 11 appearances striking out 10 batters
FAU is looking to improve upon a 20-30 (7-17 C-USA) season in 2019. The Owls missed the conference tournament for the first time
The team welcomes 12 newcomers, as well as brings back 11 players and four everyday starters

FAU Game Schedule

Day	Time	Live Stats	Video
Tuesday, March 10	5 p.m.	Stats	Video
	7 p.m.	Stats	Video

Eyeing the Competition

All-time series: 8-5

Tuesday will be the 13th meeting between the Owls and Eagles
FAU has won the last three out of the last five matchups, as the Owls have won the past three meetings 2-1 in 2019
In 2019, FAU spilt the doubleheader with FGCU 2-3 during the opener then 7-3 to close out the year

About the Eagles

FGCU has started the 2020 season with an 18-7 overall record coming off a 29-22 2019 season
The Eagles competed at The Spring Games at Madeira Beach going 2-2 over the weekend; but FGCU did not face FAU
The Eagles most recent loss came against No. 7 Florida last week with a 1-3 decision, FGCU is currently on a five-game winning streak
Johneisha Rowe is currently leading the way for FGCU supporting a .459 batting average followed by Maddy Johnson with a .371 and Reedy Davenport batting a .356
In the circle, the Eagles is led by Junior, Taylor Bauman with a .41 ERA and junior Sarah Lawton with an 8-3 record pitching 67.1 innings for a 1.87 ERA

Charlotte Recap

After opening C-USA action this past weekend FAU went 1-2, with the most recent loss being a 1-5 decision on Sunday
During the weekend, the Owls started out with a 9-5 win but fell in game two 5-8, and game three 1-5 to drop the series opener 1-2
Burke who brought in the most runs over the weekend with three RBIs went 4-10 with three runs hitting a 2-run homerun, her first of the year and second of her career
Jolie Duffner started out the weekend with a solo shot for her first collegiate home run
Claire Blount led the way in game one going 2-4, with two RBIs, a double, a run scored
In the circle, Lokeinsky each collected a win over the weekend pitching 9.2 innings earning four strikeouts

Up Next

FAU will return home after two weeks on the road to host Southern Miss in a C-USA matchup. The Eagles and Owls series will begin Friday, March 13 with first pitch being scheduled for 6 p.m.

Follow the Owls

For live updates during all of the Owls' games and for other FAU softball news, follow along on Twitter (@fauowlssoftball), Instagram (@Owls_softball) and Facebook.

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