No. 22 Florida Atlantic's Winning Streak Snapped

Sunday, March 23

Boca Raton, Fla.

12 p.m.

Florida Atlantic

29-5, 8-1

Charlotte

15-18, 3-6

Charlotte

Florida Atlantic

Photo by: Christian Proscia

3/23/2025 5:11:00 PM | Softball

Box Score

By: Ben Paul

BOCA RATON, Fla. – The No. 22 Florida Atlantic softball team saw its 11-game winning streak snapped on Sunday with an 8-6 loss to Charlotte at FAU Softball Stadium.

The Owls (29-5, 8-1) had their sights set on an American Athletic Conference sweep, holding a 6-0 lead before the visiting 49ers (14-18, 2-6) scored eight times in the top of the sixth.

THE BEGINNING

Sophomore shortstop Kiley Channell put the Owls on base in the bottom of the first with a hard hit to second. Two batters later, Chloe Yeatts launched a two-run blast for her team-high sixth home run this year.

With two outs in the bottom of the fourth, the Owls ripped three consecutive hits for three more runs. A walk from sophomore outfielder Kiley Shelton was followed by an RBI double from sophomore Corin Dammeier to extend the lead to 3-0. The reliable freshman OF Bella Foran, the AAC's leader in hits, then stepped up and delivered a perfectly placed ball to the outfield, allowing Dammeier to score. In the next at-bat, redshirt sophomore OF Kylie Hammonds scored Foran with a single to up the score to 5-0.

THE TURNING POINT

The Owls tacked on one more in the bottom of the fifth with pinch hitter Yani Guzman bringing home the pinch runner Abby Ota with a single.

Junior pitcher Autumn Courtney, making her 13th start, held a shutout through the first five innings and delivered the first two outs of the top of the sixth.

The 49ers then got the next 10 batters on base to erase the Owls' advantage. Courtney allowed the first three runs of the game before yielding to the bullpen. A one-run double tied the score at six, followed by a walk and two-run extra base hit to give Charlotte its lead.

THE FINISH

Trailing 8-6 in the home half of the seventh, Yeatts reached on a one-out walk to bring the tying run to the plate. But the 49ers got the final two outs in order to seal the win.

NOTES/NOTABLE

The Owls remain on top of the AAC standings with an 8-1 record and have won six straight conference series' dating back to 2024.
Channell led the team with six hits over the weekend.
With a multi-hit outing on Sunday, Hammonds has reached base in 30 out of 34 games this season.
Yeatts maintains her team-lead in both home runs (six) and RBI (36). Her two-run home run gave her 101st career RBI.
Foran was 1-for-3 with an RBI and a run and continues to lead the AAC in hits with 47. She also made her mark defensively with 11 putouts from the outfield and several highlight grabs during the series.

UP NEXT

The Owls hit the road and head to San Antonio to face UTSA (14-15, 2-6) next week. The three-game conference series begins Friday at 7 p.m. ET. All AAC matchups are on ESPN+.

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