Top Seeded Florida Atlantic Set for AAC Semifinals

BOCA RATON, Fla. – The No.1-seed Florida Atlantic softball team's postseason begins on Friday with a matchup against No. 4-seed North Texas in the American Athletic Conference Tournament Semifinals. First pitch between the Owls (44-9, 20-4) and the Mean Green (35-20, 16-11) is at 1 p.m. on ESPNU, held at the USF Softball Stadium in Tampa.

With a win, Florida Atlantic would advance to the AAC Tournament Championship for a chance at an automatic bid to the NCAA Regionals.

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No. 1 Florida Atlantic (44-9, 20-4) vs. No. 4 North Texas (35-20, 16-11)
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CONFERENCE PREVIEW

LAST TIME OUT

Florida Atlantic needed just one win in a three-game series to clinch its second consecutive regular season title against Tulsa. With Friday's game becoming a Saturday doubleheader, the Owls beat the Golden Hurricane by a score of 13-2 in the series opener to win the championship. Sophomore shortstop Kiley Channell set a single-game program record with five hits. With the No. 1 seed already secured, more history was made in game two, a 5-0 victory, as junior pitcher Jaden Martinez tossed the third perfect game in FAU history and the first since 2002.

The series sweep was completed on Sunday with a 6-0 shutout behind a four-hit performance from freshman Destiny Johns and junior pitcher Autumn Courtney's 23rd win of the season.

ABOUT THE OWLS

The Owls are led by Head Coach Jordan Clark in her third season at the helm of the program with a record of 120-45. She and her assistants have been named AAC Coaching Staff of the Year for the second consecutive season.
Florida Atlantic has won 40+ games in back-to-back seasons for the first time since 2003-04.
FAU has set its single-season program record in runs (356).
The Owls lead the nation in fielding percentage (.985).
Among members of the AAC, Florida Atlantic lead in runs, batting average (.339), hits (483), RBI (320), on-base percentage (.424), stolen base percentage (.889), ERA (2.42), shutouts (10), strikeouts (299), opponent batting average (.202), and fielding percentage.
Nationwide, the Owls are 14th in ERA, 16th in hits (483), 18th in doubles (89), 19th in batting average, 21st in runs, and 25th in strikeouts.
Courtney (23-2) was voted unanimously as AAC Pitcher of the Year and to the All-Conference First Team. She has the fifth most victories nationwide and is 28th in ERA (1.91) as well as 33rd in strikeouts (156). She has also held opponents to just a .161 batting average, the lowest in the conference.
Senior pitcher Ainsley Lambert, All-Conference Second Team, leads the NCAA in saves with 11 to go with her 7-1 record and an ERA of 1.63, the 15th lowest nationwide.
Redshirt sophomore outfielder Kylie Hammonds, All-Conference First Team, has reached base in 49 out of 53 games on the season and has a current streak of 22 games. She leads the Owls in runs (52), walks (33) and hit-by-pitches (13), as well as the entire conference in on-base percentage (.517).
Rounding out the All-Conference First Team is junior catcher Chloe Yeatts, whose 51 RBI in a single season is the most by an Owl since 1995 and is one away from tying the program record.
Junior third baseman Jesiana Mora, AAC Defensive Player of the Year and All-Conference Second Team, is on a 13-game hitting streak.
Channell, All-Conference Second Team, is second in the conference in doubles with 15.
Sophomore first baseman Bella Cimino made the All-Conference Second Team after hitting four home runs during league play.
Outfielder Bella Foran leads the team and AAC in batting average (.423). In addition to making All-Conference Second Team, she is also on the All-Conference Freshman Team, joined by Johns.
Florida Atlantic is No. 24 in both the Softball America and the D1Softball Top 25.

ABOUT THE MEAN GREEN

North Texas is led by Head Coach Rodney DeLong in his seventh season at UNT. He holds a record of 231-118.
The Mean Green defeated Wichita State in the AAC Quarterfinals to advance.
Sophomore Madison Conley was a unanimous selection to the All-Conference First Team after tallying 10 home runs and 42 RBI on a .360 batting average.
In the circle, senior Skylar Savage leads the team in starts (26) and complete games (11).
The Mean Green have handed the Owls their only two series losses out of 18 AAC matchups over two years as a member of the conference.

UP NEXT

If the Owls advance, the 2025 AAC Championship will be played on Saturday, May 10 at noon on ESPN2.

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Players Mentioned

Kiley Channell

Bella Cimino

Autumn Courtney

Bella Foran

Kylie Hammonds

Destiny Johns

Ainsley Lambert

Jaden Martinez

Jesiana Mora

Chloe Yeatts

Upcoming Events

Upcoming Event: Softball versus St. Johns River (10 Innings) on October 24, 2025 at 5 p.m.

Upcoming Event: Softball versus Lynn (10 Innings) on October 25, 2025 at 6 p.m.

Upcoming Event: Softball versus Miami Dade (10 Innings) on October 29, 2025 at 5 p.m.

Upcoming Event: Softball at Eastern Florida State on November 1, 2025 at 12 p.m.

Upcoming Event: Softball versus Keiser on November 1, 2025 at 2 p.m.

Upcoming Event: Softball versus Nova Southeastern (10 Innings) on November 5, 2025 at 5 p.m.

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