Historic Day Propels Owls Past Shockers

Sunday, March 10

Wichita, Kan.

1 p.m. EST

Florida Atlantic

20-6, 2-1

Wichita State

10-8, 1-2

Florida Atlantic

Wichita State

3/10/2024 6:21:00 PM | Softball

Box Score

WICHITA, Kan. – The Florida Atlantic softball team won their inaugural series in the American Athletic Conference thanks to a historic 17-5 victory over Wichita State on Sunday afternoon.

It was a performance for the ages for Trinity Schlotterbeck, who set the single-game program record in home runs (3) as well as RBI (9) and added a strong pitching performance. The Owls took the final game of the three-game road series.

THE GAME

The Owls were scoring right off the bat, loading the bases in the top of the first before Jesiana Mora cleared all three with a triple to right field. Schlotterbeck then stepped up for her first of four successful at bats with a two-run home run for a 5-0 score.

Wichita State responded with a two-run shot of their own before Schlotterbeck moved to pitcher, retiring the first three batters faced.

Scores continued in bunches for Florida Atlantic, next in the third inning. Mora and Schlotterbeck stepped up with back-to-back RBI doubles. This was followed up in the very next inning with a Schlotterbeck grand slam to bring the score to 12-3.

Mora and Schlotterbeck's day-long dominance was not done, with the former adding an RBI double in the top of the sixth, followed by a hat trick homer from the latter. Zoey Jones added her third home run of the year, a two-run hit to right field, for the fifth and sixth runs of the inning and 17th on the day.

QUOTABLE

First AAC series in the books, hear from Head Coach Jordan Clark 🎤 pic.twitter.com/6y0Xui6IMr

— Florida Atlantic Softball (@FAUSoftball) March 10, 2024

NOTES/NOTABLE

17 runs are the most in a game for the Owls since February 20, 2015
Four team home runs and 17 RBI ties the program's single game record
Five players recorded multiple runs: Schlotterbeck (4), Mora (3), Kamryn Jackson (3), Kiley Channell (3), and Cammeo Presutti (2)
On the pitching mound, Schlotterbeck moves to 9-2 on the season with five home runs and 23 RBI at the plate
9 RBI in one game breaks the individual single-game record of eight set back in 2011. 17 Owls had hit multiple home runs in a game, but none have tallied three until today
With a 3-for-4 afternoon, Mora moves to a .436 batting average with 23 RBI on the season

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NEXT UP

The Owls return home for a busy week: first up is a Wednesday afternoon matchup against Indiana followed by their first AAC series in Boca Raton: taking on UAB Friday through Saturday.

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