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Softball
at North Texas
Florida Atlantic University Athletics
Thursday, February 10
Boca Raton, Fla.
4:00 p.m.
Florida Atlantic
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Louisville
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FAU Softball Ready for 2022 Campaign
2/9/2022 9:45:00 AM | Softball
BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic University softball team is on the cusp of the 2022 campaign. The Owls will begin their 53-game season with a home doubleheader against Louisville on Feb. 10. That will be part of the FAU First Pitch Classic, a six-team, weekend-long tourney hosted at the FAU Softball Stadium.
"We are excited, and we are looking forward to our 2022 season," FAU head coach Joan Joyce said. "We are hosting three great tournaments, and overall, a bunch of teams that competed in the NCAA Regionals last season. We are looking forward to getting back to competing for a Conference USA Championship."
Joyce enters her 28th season at the helm of the FAU softball program and is closing in on a historic milestone. She is a mere 15 victories away from 1,000 on her career, all of which have come at FAU. Joyce would become just the 25th coach in NCAA Division I history to join the thousand-win club, and the 41st coach across all NCAA divisions. She boasts a record of 985-647-1 with 12 conference championships, 11 NCAA Tournament appearances and eight conference coach of the year honors.
The Owls will enjoy home games early and often during the 2022 slate, with 28 out of their first 36 contests to be held at FAU. The Strikeout Cancer Tournament will be held from Feb. 24-27, and the Parents' Weekend Tournament will take place from March 4-6.
Returning in the outfield after earning All-C-USA Freshman honors a year ago is Kaitlyn Cunningham. Cunningham batted .289 to rank second on the team, with five doubles, five triples, a home run and nine RBIs. The five triples ranked her 15th in the nation.
Lynn Gardner will lead the pitching staff in her senior campaign. In 2021, Gardner pitched to a 3.87 ERA in 153.2 innings of work. She tallied 15 complete games, two shutouts, two saves and 89 strikeouts.
Also returning in the outfield is Sara Berthiaume. Berthiaume posted a .268 batting average a season ago with 11 RBIs, nine doubles, three triples and a pair of round-trippers.
Leading the returning infielders is Myah Murray, who posted a .264 batting average last season with four doubles, a home run and nine RBIs. Murray held down the hot corner for FAU in her junior campaign and made only two errors for a .976 fielding percentage.
The Owls' C-USA opener is on March 11 against LA Tech. Follow the action all year long right here on fausports.com and follow the team socially @FAUSoftball.
"We are excited, and we are looking forward to our 2022 season," FAU head coach Joan Joyce said. "We are hosting three great tournaments, and overall, a bunch of teams that competed in the NCAA Regionals last season. We are looking forward to getting back to competing for a Conference USA Championship."
Joyce enters her 28th season at the helm of the FAU softball program and is closing in on a historic milestone. She is a mere 15 victories away from 1,000 on her career, all of which have come at FAU. Joyce would become just the 25th coach in NCAA Division I history to join the thousand-win club, and the 41st coach across all NCAA divisions. She boasts a record of 985-647-1 with 12 conference championships, 11 NCAA Tournament appearances and eight conference coach of the year honors.
The Owls will enjoy home games early and often during the 2022 slate, with 28 out of their first 36 contests to be held at FAU. The Strikeout Cancer Tournament will be held from Feb. 24-27, and the Parents' Weekend Tournament will take place from March 4-6.
Returning in the outfield after earning All-C-USA Freshman honors a year ago is Kaitlyn Cunningham. Cunningham batted .289 to rank second on the team, with five doubles, five triples, a home run and nine RBIs. The five triples ranked her 15th in the nation.
Lynn Gardner will lead the pitching staff in her senior campaign. In 2021, Gardner pitched to a 3.87 ERA in 153.2 innings of work. She tallied 15 complete games, two shutouts, two saves and 89 strikeouts.
Also returning in the outfield is Sara Berthiaume. Berthiaume posted a .268 batting average a season ago with 11 RBIs, nine doubles, three triples and a pair of round-trippers.
Leading the returning infielders is Myah Murray, who posted a .264 batting average last season with four doubles, a home run and nine RBIs. Murray held down the hot corner for FAU in her junior campaign and made only two errors for a .976 fielding percentage.
The Owls' C-USA opener is on March 11 against LA Tech. Follow the action all year long right here on fausports.com and follow the team socially @FAUSoftball.
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