| 2/6/2025 | Softball | Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic softball team opened their 2025 season with a pair of thrillers on Thursday evening, taking down Ole Miss 5-4 in extra innings followed by a 3-2 victory over Kansas. With the wins, the Owls (2-0) picked up right where they left off from their 2024 championship season, GAME 1 The first three Owl of the evening batters walked to load the bases, eventually scoring two runs. Soon after, the Rebels responded with two of their own in the top of the fourth to tie the game. Neither team found an offensive spark in the remaining regular innings to send the afternoon into extras.Ole Miss scored two in the top of the eighth to take a 4-2 lead, but the Owls showed no quit and leaned on a group of their 12 newcomers for the comeback. Sophomore OF Ciara Gibson walked to lead off the bottom half, scoring off a single to center from junior C Chloe Yeatts. The tying run came off a powerhouse hit to left field from sophomore OF Kiley Shelton to bring home another runner. It was a pair of freshmen, OF Bella Foran and C Sophia Camacho who brought home the victory. The latter came in as a pinch runner and scored the winner off a single from the former, sealing the 5-4 victory. THAT’S HOW YOU START A SEASON #WinningInParadise pic.twitter.com/BKIh0GgI91– Florida Atlantic Softball (@FAUSoftball) February 7, 2025 GAME 2 In her Florida Atlantic debut, junior pitcher Autumn Courtney showcased her prowess for swing and misses, tossing 12 strikeouts in a complete game performance. She rattled the opposing Jayhawks early and often, striking out five of the first six batters.On the offensive side, sophomore SS Kiley Channell built on her stellar freshman campaign with a strong performance, responsible for all three of the Owls’ runs on two hits, including her second career triple. QUOTABLE Thoughts from Coach Clark after a successful opening day#WinningInParadise pic.twitter.com/TtDxM42Xz5– Florida Atlantic Softball (@FAUSoftball) February 7, 2025 NOTES/NOTABLE Courtney gave up just one hit in facing 21 at bats12 strikeouts by an individual Owl is the most for the program since 2022Channell totaled four RBI on the evening Yeatts tallied three hits in six at-bats Head Coach Jordan Clark now has 78 career wins to her name. She has a combined 10-9 record against teams from the Big 10, Big 12, SEC, and ACC UP NEXT More to come for the Owls on Friday, taking on No. 25 Clemson at 6 p.m. and Georgia State at 8:15. Tournament passes are on sale and can be purchased with an all-tournament pass for $30 or a day pass at $10. 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. |
