No. 25 Owls Fall to the Pirates at Home

Thursday, March 28

Boca Raton, Fla.

6 p.m.

Florida Atlantic

28-8, 8-2

ECU

25-9, 3-7

East Caro.

Florida Atlantic

Photo by: Keira Arimenta

3/28/2024 11:46:00 PM | Softball

Box Score

BOCA RATON, Fla. – The No. 25 Florida Atlantic softball team fell to the ECU Pirates in the series opener on Thursday evening.

The Owls move to 28-8, 8-2 AAC after game one of the three-game series. Pitcher Trinity Schlotterbeck started in the circle for Florida Atlantic, tonight marking her 13th start.

THE GAME

The Owls scored in the first inning to get on the board early. Third baseman Jesiana Mora hit an RBI single, which brought in Cammeo Presutti. The Pirates answered back in the fourth inning with a homer and an RBI double to take the lead. To get Florida Atlantic another run on the board, senior Zoey Jones hit a home run to right field to tie the game. In the sixth inning, the Pirates hit a home run of their own to extend their lead late in the game.

Schlotterbeck was due up in the bottom of the seventh and hit a two RBI double to tie the game.. With the double, the game went into extra innings. East Carolina hit their third home run of the night to regain the lead. Lambert pitched a total of 7.2 innings on the night, setting a new career-high of eight strikeouts in a game. Schlotterbeck returned to the circle to close out the game in the 14th inning.

STATS & NOTES

After 14 innings, the Owls totaled 50 at-bats
Mora snagged two bases to improve her total to 13 stolen bases on the season
The Owls totaled 14 hits
Another hit by pitch for Kamryn Jackson keeps her in the lead for HBP in the conference
Florida Atlantic registered 42 putouts on the night
Lambert set a new career and season high of eight strikeouts
The Owls recorded a season-high of 11 walks

NEXT UP

The Owls will face East Carolina for the second game in the AAC matchup on Friday evening. First pitch is set for 6 p.m and aired on ESPN+

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