BOCA RATON, Fla. — The FAU softball team will return to action this weekend and head south to take on FIU in a three-game series starting this Friday, April 22.
| Florida Atlantic Softball vs. FIU | |
| Series Details | at FIU | Friday-Sunday, April 22-24 | 6 p.m. / 6 p.m. / 1 p.m. Miami, Fla. |
| Series Coverage | Live Stream Twitter: @FAUSoftball |
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The Owls have only nine games remaining in the regular season and stand at 22-21 including 9-6 in Conference USA action. FAU’s conference mark puts the Owls in third in the C-USA East. The conference tournament will be held at North Texas from May 11-14.
FAU is 58-40 all-time in this head-to-head matchup dating back to 1998. The Panthers took two out of three in last year’s series.
Pitching has been a key point to Owl victories this season. FAU has nine shutouts on the season which ranks second in the conference and 37th in the nation. Lynn Gardner owns seven of those shutouts which ranks eighth in the nation, and Gabby Sacco has tossed a pair of shutouts as well.
The Owls are used to playing close games. FAU has played 12 one-run games, in which the Owls are 8-4. The Owls are also 12-7 in games that are decided by two runs or less and 16-11 in games that are decided by three runs or less.
Olivia Peterson, the FAU catcher, has shown a knack for throwing runners out this season. Peterson ranks fifth among all players in the nation in runners caught stealing with 14.
Myah Murray is riding a six-game hitting streak entering this weekend’s series. The Owls’ senior third baseman is hitting .411 (7-for-17) with four RBI, a double and a home run over that span. Kaitlyn Cunningham is currently on a four-game hitting streak. The FAU center fielder is hitting .307 (4-for-13) with four RBI and three runs scored in the last four games.
Following this weekend’s series, the Owls will return home to face UTSA next weekend from April 29-May 1. Sunday will be FAU’s Senior Day.
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