BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic University softball team completed the sweep over in-state rival FIU with a 1-0 victory on Saturday. Gabby Sacco was excellent in the circle once again, throwing a complete game shutout to improve to 15-3 on the season.
The Owls’ victory pushes FAU to 26-13 on the season including 8-4 in Conference USA play, and FAU is only three wins shy of its win total of last season.
Just like yesterday’s game, today was a pitcher’s duel, with Florida Atlantic striking first. In the bottom of the second inning, Zoey Jones led off with a base hit. Jones used some heads-up baserunning to get to second on a delayed steal. A few batters later, Riley Ennis drove her in with an RBI single, her 17th RBI of the year, to put the Owls on top. It turned out to be enough for Sacco, FAU’s ace.
STATS & NOTES
- This weekend’s sweep is the first for FAU against FIU since the 2016 season
- Sacco is now the Conference USA leader in wins (15) and ERA (1.32)
- Sacco now has 10 complete games and five shutouts this year
- The Owls are now 17-6 in Paradise this season
- Sacco found a groove, retiring 12 straight batters from the third inning until two outs in the seventh. She allowed only three hits on the ballgame
- The win was the Owls’ eighth one-run victory of the 2023 campaign
HOME NEXT WEEKEND
FAU will return to the diamond next weekend for another home series, this time against UTEP from April 14-16.
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