5/9/2024 | Softball
WICHITA, Kan. – Florida Atlantic’s softball team will begin its postseason journey on Friday in the semifinal at 3:30 p.m. EST for their first game of the 2024 American Athletic Conference Tournament. The game will air on ESPN+.
The No. 1 seeded Owls earned a bye from the first two days of the tournament and will now take on the winner of Thursday afternoon’s matchup between the No. 4 seed Wichita State and No. 5 Tulsa. Florida Atlantic has a combined 5-1 record between the two teams.
The Owls will enter postseason play with a 41-13 overall record, with a 21-6 record in conference play and the AAC Regular Season Championship to claim the No. 1 seed in the tournament.
THE RUNDOWN
The last time the Owls took on Wichita State was back in March when they took two out of the three games in the series. Trinity Schlotterbeck set a new program record of three home runs and nine RBI in Wilkins Stadium. The Owls hold an overall record of 4-1 against the Shockers in program history.
To close out the regular season, Florida Atlantic swept the Golden Hurricane to claim the regular season title on senior weekend. The seniors played a huge part in the series against Tulsa to help the Owls come out with three victories. Florida Atlantic leads the series 9-3 against Tulsa.
STATS & NOTES
- Florida Atlantic is now 41-13 on the season
- The Owls are ranked No. 40 in the RPI rankings
- As a team, Florida Atlantic leads the conference in runs scored (324), runs batted in (290), on-base percentage (.408), and walks (218)
- In conference play, third baseman Jesiana Mora leads the Owls with a .384 batting average
- Kamryn Jackson and Schlotterbeck lead the Owls with 46 RBI on the season
- Schlotterbeck was ranked No. 3 in Softball America in the Two-Way ranking for the month of May. She currently leads the Owls with a 16-5 record
- Junior Ainsley Lambert leads the pitching staff with a 1.85 ERA on the season
- Lambert is ranked No. 3 in the nation in saves (8)
- Rookie of the Year Kiley Channell is on a five-game hitting streak
- As a team, Florida Atlantic has registered 106 multi-hit games.
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