Owls Drop Series Opener Versus Golden Hurricane

Friday, April 17

Boca Raton, Fla.

6:00 PM

Florida Atlantic

27-17, 8-11

Tulsa

17-24, 8-11

Team	1	2	3	4	5	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Tulsa	0	1	0	4	4	9	9	0
Florida Atlantic	0	0	0	1	0	1	5	0

Photo by: Mehayla Cunningham

4/17/2026 9:55:00 PM | Softball

Box Score

By: Ben Paul

BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic softball team fell to Tulsa in five innings by a 9-1 score on Friday evening.

Despite a strong opening in the circle from senior pitcher Autumn Courtney, the Owls (27-17, 8-11) conceded eight runs in the final two innings for the run-rule loss against the Golden Hurricane (17-24, 8-11).

THE BEGINNING
Courtney delivered three strikeouts in the top of the first to retire the side. After giving up a solo home run in the top of the second, she struck out two more batters and induced a groundout to limit the damage.

Back-to-back single in the bottom of the third put two Owls on base, but two straight outs prevented their chances of scoring.

THE TURNING POINT
The game remained 1-0 until the top of the fourth, with an RBI double was soon followed by a three-run home run to extend Tulsa's lead.

Florida Atlantic loaded the bases in the bottom half and found its only run of the game with sophomore outfielder Bella Foran drawing a walk. The bases remained loaded with the potential tying run at the plate, but a strikeout ended the inning.

THE FINISH
Three singles led to Tulsa adding four more runs in the top of the fifth to put the game away.

Senior catcher Chloe Yeatts reached base on a walk, but it was not enough for the Owls to avoid the run rule.

NOTES/NOTABLE

Yeatts was 2-for-2 at the plate with an additional walk.
Courtney's seven strikeouts were her most in league play this year.
Junior outfielder Ciara Gibson added a hit and a run. She is up to 16 hits on a .421 average in the last 14 games.
Senior third baseman Jesiana Mora drew a walk. She has reached base in 34 out of 38 starts in 2026.

UP NEXT
Game two of the series is set for Saturday at 5 p.m. on ESPN+.

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