| 5/5/2024 | Softball | Box Score BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic softball team made history when they clinched the No. 1 seed in the American Athletic Conference Tournament with a 6-2 victory over Tulsa on Sunday afternoon. With the weekend sweep, the Owls finish the regular season with a record of 41-13 and 21-6 in conference play. Their conference record earns them the title of Co-Regular Season Champions of the American Athletic Conference. It was an all-around celebratory day in Paradise. Following the game and trophy presentation, 11 seniors were honored for their contributions to the program: Trinity Schlotterbeck, Katelynn De Leon, Cally Kildow, Presley Leebrick, Zoey Jones, Kamryn Jackson, Becca Jones, Holley Peluso, Megan Moll, Cammeo Presutti, and Gabby Baylog. THE GAME The Owls offense struck first in the bottom of the second, led by Kamryn Jackson’s lead-off single. FAU capitalized on multiple Tulsa errors, putting Jackson in scoring position before being brought home by a Kiley Channel single to right field. A second Owl run was added on from another Golden Hurricane error, scoring Trinity Schlotterbeck to take a 2-0 lead. Tulsa tied the game at 2-2 in the top of the fourth before the reliable Ainsley Lambert entered the game and successfully pitched her way out of jams for three scoreless innings and her eventual ninth victory of the season.In the bottom of the sixth, the Owls earned the title-winning runs with a pair of doubles and a home run. Jackson and Channel were at it again, with a lead-off double from the former who eventually scored on the double from the latter to take a 3-2 lead. But the Owls were not done there. In the next at-bat, Megan Moll stepped up to the plate for a three-run bomb, the cherry on top for the team’s 41st victory.B6 | Megan Moll with a three-run to extend the lead FAU 6 | TU 2 pic.twitter.com/EbfcNCgLSD— Florida Atlantic Softball (@FAUSoftball) May 5, 2024 QUOTABLESTATS & NOTES Softball becomes the first Florida Atlantic sport to win a championship in the American Athletic Conference This marks the first regular season conference title for FAU since 2018 The Owls have won the conference title in their first year as a member of the AAC. This is not a new accomplishment for the program; with each of their four conference changes, FAU is the first among the new members to win the regular season title Florida Atlantic has earned the 11th 40-win season in program history and the first since 2016After today that marks the fourth conference sweep of the season Jackson has totaled five runs in the three-game series Lambert pitched six shutout innings over two games. She finishes the regular season with a record of 9-2 and an ERA of 1.85 UP NEXT The Owls enter their first AAC Tournament as the No. 1 seed. They will first play on Friday, May 10 in Wichita, Kansas. FOLLOW THE OWLS For the Owls’ complete schedule, click HERE. To follow the team socially, visit @fausoftball, or for the most up-to-date information go to www.fausports.com. |
