BOCA RATON, Fla. – The FAU softball team improved to 8-9 on the 2022 season with a doubleheader sweep over St. John’s on Tuesday. The Owls’ bats exploded for 10 runs in game one, then Gabby Sacco pitched a complete game shutout in game two as FAU won, 4-0.
GAME ONEFAU jumped on St. John’s early in game one with two runs the first inning. With two on and two out in the first, Zoey Jones blasted an RBI double to right center field that bounced off the top of the wall, nearly missing a home run. In the second inning, Sara Berthiaume hit an RBI triple to center, then scored on an infield base hit from Riley Ennis.
The Owls blew open the game with six in the second inning, highlighted by an opposite field home run off the bat of Riley Olson. Olson’s first career round-tripper made it an 8-0 ballgame.
GAME TWOFAU pounced on St. John’s once again early in game two with two more runs in the first inning. Berthiaume launched an RBI double to center to make it 1-0. The next batter was Lynn Gardner, who replaced Berthiaume with an RBI double of herself to stretch the lead to 2-0.
Kaitlyn Cunningham worked a bases loaded walk in the second, then Berthiaume knocked in a run with an RBI sacrifice fly.
That turned out to be more than enough for Sacco in the circle. The freshman right-hander went the distance for her first career shutout and surrendered only three hits. She tallied a career-high nine strikeouts and walked only one batter.
QUICK HITS
- Zoey Jones went 3-3 with three RBI and a run scored in game one
- Berthiaume, Jones, Cunningham, and Sommer Baker all picked up multiple hits
- Gardner got the win with a complete game shutout in game one to improve to 4-2 and drop her ERA to 1.26
- Berthiaume went 1-2 with a run scored and two RBI in game two
NEXT UPThe Owls will host the FAU Parents’ and Family Weekend Tournament this weekend. The Owls’ first game of the tournament will be against Purdue on March 4.
