Florida Atlantic Goes 2-0 on the Day

Saturday, February 15

Boca Raton, Fla.

3:45 p.m.

Florida Atlantic

8-1

NC State

5-4

North Carolina St.

Florida Atlantic

Photo by: Keira Arimenta

2/16/2025 12:45:00 AM | Softball

Box Score 1 Box Score 2

By: Ben Paul

BOCA RATON, Fla. – Florida Atlantic's softball team picked up a pair of victories on day three of the Joan Joyce Classic, taking down NC State and Dartmouth.

The Owls move to 9-1 on the season, coming from behind to overtake the NC State Wolfpack by a score of 4-3, before the 2-0 win over the Big Green to conclude the evening.

GAME 1

The Wolfpack struck first with a triple leading to a run in the opening frame and added on two more in the following innings.

But it was the bottom of the third where the Owls came soaring back. It took the opening three batters to load the base. Following two quick outs, sophomore shortstop Kiley Channell stepped up to the plate and took advantage of a NC State error to bring home sophomore OF Kiley Shelton. With the bases still loaded, it was junior Chloe Yeatts who became the hero of the matchup, blasting a hit across center field to clear the bases for the three-run double to put the Owls up 4-3.

No runs were found by either team for the rest of the matchup. Senior pitcher Ainsley Lambert entered in relief and picked up her first official save of the season after allowing one hit in three innings of work.

GAME 2

Junior pitcher Autumn Courtney made the start in the circle and put on another masterclass performance on the way to her fourth win in five starts. She struck out the entire side of the opening inning, with the first two outs in the following frame also coming via swings and misses.

It took until the bottom fourth inning for offense to get going, when Channell launched a ball that nearly cleared the fence but ultimately settled for a triple. The following batter, junior third baseman Jesiana Mora, hit an RBI single to put Florida Atlantic on the board. Another run came in the bottom of the fifth, set up by junior IF Yani Guzman's first career double that led to the RBI from redshirt sophomore OF Kylie Hammonds.

QUOTABLE

More wins = more postgame fun 😄#WIP🏝️ pic.twitter.com/dL3ptseUw5
— Florida Atlantic Softball (@FAUSoftball) February 16, 2025

NOTES/NOTABLE

With the win over NC State, Head Coach Jordan Clark moves to 13-9 against opponents from the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, and SEC
Courtney is nearing the 500 career strikeouts mark, currently standing at 494. She now has 46 on the season.
Freshman phenom Bella Foran is on a six-game hit streak, recording multiple in five of them
Yeatts took the team lead in RBI with nine
With two against Dartmouth, Mora has recorded four stolen bases over the weekend

UP NEXT

The Owls will conclude the Joan Joyce Classic with an outing against Louisville on Sunday, with first pitch tentatively scheduled for 4 p.m.

TICKETS

Tournament passes are on sale and can be purchased with an all-tournament pass for $30 or a day pass at $10 at Ticketmaster.

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