Gardner Tosses Complete Game Shutout as FAU Splits

Saturday, February 19

Leesburg, Fla.

11 a.m.

Florida Atlantic

2-5

Maryland

2-5

Florida Atlantic

MARYLAND

Photo by: Jim Rassol/Owlpix.com

2/19/2022 4:46:00 PM | Softball

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LEESBURG, Fla. – The FAU softball team split a pair of games in Saturday's action. The Owls defeated Maryland 1-0 in game one, then went toe-to-toe with No. 17 Missouri but fell by a 3-0 tally.

Game 1: FAU 1, Maryland 0

Lynn Gardner led the way for FAU with a complete game shutout against the Terps. The senior lefty struck out four on the day and did not walk any batters. Gardner scattered six hits across the seven innings.

The lone run of the game came in the third inning. Sommer Baker led off with a triple to right center field
Kaitlyn Cunningham worked a two-out walk a couple of batters later. Cunningham then stole second and the throw went through
Cunningham slid in safely, and Baker scored easily to give the Owls the 1-0 lead
FAU got out of a second-and-third jam in the second inning. With one out a grounder was hit to Baker, who came home to Olivia Peterson. The runner retreated, but the runner on second was going to third. Peterson threw to Myah Murray who made the tag, then Murray threw behind the other runner to Maya Amm who applied the tag
Gardner escaped a bases-loaded jam with a backwards K in the fourth inning
Baker went 1-1 with a walk, while Donnie Gobourne recorded the other hit for the Owls
Gardner earned her first win of the year and now has a 1.44 ERA

Game 2: No. 17 Missouri 3, FAU 0

The Owls' bats struggled to generate offense against Missouri starter Jordan Weber. FAU registered just two hits on the ballgame, a deep double from Peterson and a bloop single from Sara Berthiaume
Abigail Morgan got the start and received the loss. Morgan went four innings and allowed only two runs while striking out three
Morgan escaped a bases-loaded jam in the third inning. The Tigers had the bases juiced with only one out, but Morgan got out of it unscathed with a strikeout and groundout
Gabby Sacco threw the final two innings in relief

Next up for FAU is a 2 p.m. matinee against Monmouth tomorrow to close out The Spring Games.

The Owls' win today moves head coach Joan Joyce within 13 of 1,000 for her career.