Florida Atlantic Travels to UTSA for Regular-Season Finale

Friday, May 5

San Antonio, TX.

7 p.m.

Florida Atlantic

UTSA

Photo by: JC Ridley/Owlpix.com

5/4/2023 12:14:00 PM | Softball

SAN ANTONIO, Texas – The final regular-season series of the 2023 season is here for the Florida Atlantic University softball team. The Owls will fly to UTSA for a three-game set from May 5-7. The Owls and Roadrunners will begin the series Friday night at 7 p.m. eastern time.

Florida Atlantic (30-18, 12-9 C-USA) vs. UTSA (8-38, 3-17 C-USA)
May 5, 7 p.m.	Watch \| Live Stats
May 6, 2 p.m.	Watch \| Live Stats
May 7, 2 p.m.	Watch \| Live Stats
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Stats & Notes

The Conference USA standings are tight as can be, with seeds 1-7 separated by only three games
The Owls, currently in sixth place, are looking to get back on track after a sweep at the hands of North Texas last time out
Pitching has been a strong point of Florida Atlantic's season, with the Owls' staff ranking 17 in the nation and leading Conference USA in ERA with a 2.00 clip
Gabby Sacco has been the ace of the effective Owl staff and is having an outstanding sophomore season
Sacco leads C-USA and ranks 19 in the nation in ERA (1.40) while ranking second in the conference and 23 in the nation in wins (18) with an 18-6 record
The sophomore righty also ranks third in C-USA in opposing batting average with a .203 mark against her
Ainsley Lambert has pitched to a 1.92 ERA, good for fifth in the conference, and also ranks second in C-USA in opposing batting average with a mark of 1.97
The pitching staff has thrown 332 out of its 339 innings to the backstop Olivia Peterson
Peterson has started in 46 out of the Owl 48 games at catcher and ranks 25 in the nation in second in the conference in runners caught stealing at 12
The Owl catcher also has gotten it done at the plate, batting .288 with five home runs and 11 RBI in C-USA games
FAU has held the upper hand in this series, with a 15-2 record against UTSA
These two teams met in the 2022 C-USA Tournament, with the Owls taking an 11-4 victory