No. 22 Owls Offense Comes Alive in Series-Clinching Win Over 49ers

Saturday, March 22

Boca Raton, Fla.

2 p.m.

Florida Atlantic

29-4, 0

Charlotte

14-18, 0

Charlotte

Florida Atlantic

Photo by: Christian Proscia

No. 22 Owls Offense Comes Alive in Series-Clinching Win Over 49ers

3/22/2025 8:30:00 PM | Softball

Box Score

By: Ben Paul

BOCA RATON, Fla. – A five-run fourth inning propelled the No. 22 Florida Atlantic softball team to its 11th straight win, a come-from-behind 10-5 victory over Charlotte.

The Owls (29-4, 8-0) clinched the series over the 49ers (14-18, 2-6) with their fourth straight comeback win. FAU connected for 13 hits at the plate, led by a 3-for-3 day from freshman outfielder Bella Foran, and scored double-digit runs in bunches.

Senior pitcher Ainsley Lambert continues to take her game to new heights in her closer role, pitching a season-high 4.2 innings and stepping up for her fourth win in four games. She moves to 6-0 on the season to add to her nation-leading seven saves.

THE BEGINNING

It did not take long for Owl batters to get hot. Redshirt sophomore outfielder Kylie Hammonds was a leadoff walk in the bottom of the first and scored off a double from junior Chloe Yeatts. The very next batter, junior third baseman Jesiana Mora, launched her fourth home run of the season to score both and build a 3-0 lead.

The 49ers responded with four runs in the top of the second to go up 4-3 before adding a solo home run in the fourth to take a two-run advantage. Lambert, who had checked in the prior inning, retired the next nine batters to spark the comeback.

THE TURNING POINT

Mora got the bottom of the fourth inning started with a base hit up the middle, later coming home off a sacrifice fly. Sophomore Bella Cimino came off the bench to deliver a hit to score the tying run, with three more singles bringing home three more scores.

One more run was found with Yeatts delivering her second double of the afternoon, leaving the inning with an 8-5 Owls advantage.

THE FINISH

Lambert, along with multiple highlight plays in the outfield from Foran, kept the defense off the field with consecutive three-up, three down innings.

With two outs on the board, the Owls added a couple of more runs in the bottom of the fifth with three straight hits, with a Foran single followed by a triple from Hammonds and culminating in a hit from sophomore shortstop Kiley Channell for the seventh unanswered run.

NOTES/NOTABLE

Florida Atlantic is the only undefeated team in American Athletic Conference play.
The Owls have won 13 consecutive AAC games and six straight conference series' dating back to 2024.
11 straight victories is the longest winning streak in Head Coach Jordan Clark's career and the most by the program since 2016.
The Owls have 13 comeback wins this season, now tied for most in the nation.
At 6-0, Lambert has the most wins without a loss among all pitchers in the conference.
The freshman phenom Foran recorded her 15th multi-hit game of the season and has five games with three.
Hammonds walked in the leadoff spot for the second straight game and finished with an additional two hits, three runs, and two RBI. She has reached base in 29 out of 33 appearances this season.
Yeatts had her first game of the season with multiple doubles. She added two RBI for her team-leading 34.

UP NEXT

Looking to complete the sweep, the Owls will face the 49ers in the series finale on Sunday at noon on ESPN+.

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