Florida Atlantic University Athletics
Pitching Leads Owls to 2-0 Start
2/10/2007 1:48:00 PM | Softball
Feb. 10, 2007
BOCA RATON, FL (February 10, 2007) - Jen Musillo threw a two-hit shutout over five innings while striking out nine and Meghan Doonanallowed two runs on five hits over seven innings as the Florida Atlantic University softball team got off to a 2-0 start against UCF and Miami (OH) at FAU Softball Stadium on Friday.
Both games were a part of the first day's action at the Miken Invitational.
Musillo was brilliant against UCF as she struck out five in a row at one point, and was in command the entire game. The Owls offense was aided by five Golden Knight errors which led to eight unearned runs in a 10-0 run-rule win after five.
Doonan held the Redhawks in check for a majority of the game outside some trouble in the third, when back-to-back extra-base hits yielded two runs. FAU rallied with six runs of their own in the top of the fourth to cruise to an 8-2 victory over Miami (OH).
Charlotte Baird was the offensive star of day one, going 3-for-3 on the day with two singles and a solo home run. Lauren Crandall scored three runs, as did Mandie Fishback and Blair Bodenmiller.
Amy Bukovich collected three hits on the day in seven at-bats, while Musillo, Fishback and Bodenmiller each had two. Bukovich and freshman Ambar Jones drove in four runs each in the two games, while Fishback and Crandall each drove in a pair.
The Owls will return to action at approximately 6 p.m., eastern tomorrow against Pittsburgh before taking on the South Carolina Gamecocks at 8 p.m., as Day Two of the Miken Invitational leads into Championship Day action on Sunday.
