Owls to Host Strike Out Cancer Tournament

Florida Atlantic Softball Strike Out Cancer Tournament
Tournament Details	FAU Softball Stadium \| Thursday, Feb. 24- Sunday, Feb. 27 Boca Raton, Fla. \| FAU, Kentucky, Michigan State, LIU, Columbia, Jacksonville
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BOCA RATON, Fla. – The FAU softball team will host its annual Strike Out Cancer Tournament this weekend from Feb. 24-27.

Competing this weekend will be Kentucky, Michigan State, Jacksonville, Long Island and Columbia. The Owls will begin the weekend's tilt against Jacksonville Thursday at 3:30 p.m. followed by Kentucky at 6 p.m. FAU will then face Columbia Friday night at 7 p.m. and Michigan State at 7 p.m. on Saturday night, before wrapping up the weekend against Long Island Sunday at 1 p.m.

Owls' Weekend in Review

FAU went 2-3 last weekend at The Spring Games, highlighted by a 1-0 win over Maryland and a 9-5 win over Monmouth. Against Maryland, Lynn Gardner led the efforts with a complete game shutout in the circle. The senior left-hander showed impeccable command, allowing no walks while striking out four.

The offense opened up against Monmouth with a season-high nine runs. That was the most for FAU since April 28 of last year in the 12-4 win over North Florida. Riley Ennis went 2-2 with two RBI, while Myah Murray and Holley Peluso each tallied two RBI.

Owls' Weekend in Preview

FAU has faced four out of the five teams in this weekend's tournament before, with the lone first-time matchup being LIU. FAU is 9-5 all time against Jacksonville, 0-9 against Kentucky, 3-0 against Columbia and 18-9 against Michigan State
Sara Berthiaume is off to a hot start at the plate with a team-leading .375 batting average. The FAU left fielder has three multi-hit games this year, including a 4-4 game in the season opener against Louisville
Gardner has been reliable in the circle, pitching to a 1.44 ERA, good for fifth in Conference USA. Gardner has tallied three complete games on the young season
Olivia Peterson has shown an impressive arm behind the plate. The FAU catcher has thrown out seven attempted base-stealers this year which is leading Conference USA
FAU has recorded four triples this season which tops the conference. Sommer Baker leads all C-USA players with two, while Maya Amm and Berthiuame have both legged out one three-bagger

The Road to 1,000

FAU is 12 wins away from getting head coach Joan Joyce to the 1,000 career win plateau. Joyce would become only the 27^th coach in NCAA Division I history and the 43rd coach across all divisions to reach the 1,000-win milestone.

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