FAU Softball split on Friday, defeating North Carolina State 2-0 before being upended by Boston University 3-1.

Through their first four games, the Owls have tallied just eight total runs. This is in stark contrast to last season's mark of 18 runs through the same number of contests.

Kylee Hanson tossed a complete effort shut-out in game one against the Wolf Pack, but Amanda Wilson once again took the loss in the second contest for Florida Atlantic.

Trailing 1-0, the Terriers score three unearned runs in the top of the seventh of game two which were aided by two Owl errors.

After back-to-back double headers for the first two days of the season, the team will play single games on both Saturday and Sunday against Bethune Cookman and Michigan State at 8:15 PM and 1:30 PM respectively.

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C'mon Coach, get the fielding under control! Errors are giving the games away so far and 2-2 won't get you ranked - ever! Some timely hitting would help but the fielding… 7 errors in the two losses - really, sounds like a BAD HS team!

Over confident? Lack of concentration? Fixable stuff.Better do it quick.

FAU Softball rebounds with a 15-0 win over Bethune Cookman on Saturday in five innings.

Mia Olson was 3-for-3 with 5 RBI to lead the offense, which included a home run.

She also pitched the contest, throwing all five frames while allowing just three hits and striking out five Wildcats.

The Owls (3-2) will conclude weekend action against Michigan State at 1:30 PM on Sunday.

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The softball team got another win at the FAU Kick Off Classic on Sunday, by defeating Michigan State University 5-0.

“Great game overall, Michigan State is a very good team and before this game they were undefeated, so it was a good win for us", said Coach Joan Joyce.

Emily Lochten had two runs and three hits including an RBI while. Alex Miller went 2-for-3

Kylee Hanson held MSU scoreless in the circle, allowing just three hits with eight strikeouts.

The Owls will be back in action on Friday, Feb. 17 in their second tournament of the 2017 season, the Strike-Out Cancer Tournament, featuring: FAU, Tulsa, Toledo, St. Johns, Savannah State, and Syracuse.

Great job again Kylee!

Now get your teammates to support the other pitchers the same, especially in the field!

The softball team earned themselves a pair of victories in the Strike Out Cancer Tournament on Friday.  The Owls beat Tulsa 5-1 in their first game and Toledo 8-0 in their second game.

"Mia Olson had an excellent night hitting the ball bringing us in with three RBI’s in the first and second game.  We had some players break out tonight by with getting good quality hits and getting on base."

Olson went 3-for-3 including three RBI in game one and added three more RBI in game two. Emily Lochten swatted homers in both games as well.

Kylee Hanson had 14 strikeouts while picking up her fourth win of the year.

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The softball team picked up another win at the FAU Strike Out Cancer Tournament on Saturday, by defeating St. Johns 3-0.

Amanda Wilson stranded seven base runners from the circle, while Emily Lochten and Alex Miller each went 1-for-2 and had an RBI single.

“Amanda Wilson did a great job tonight. She threw the right pitches at the right time to get out of difficult situations", said Coach Joan Joyce. "We ended up keeping the game close and they were hitting the ball pretty good, but we made some unbelievable plays to close out the game.”

In the first inning, Lochten scored via a bases loaded walk.  In the bottom of the second inning, Lochten bunt singled allowing Olson to score another run. Delaney Rickey knocked in the third and final run of the game due to a sacrifice fly to center field.

Since starting the season 2-2 the Owls (7-2) have now won five straight games by outscoring opponents 36-1.

They will wrap up this weekend's tournament play tomorrow against Savannah State at 1:30 PM.

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FAU wraps up the weekend with a 7-1 win over Savannah State to improve to 8-2 on the young season.

Tatum Buckley and Ricky Delaney each posted 2RBI for FAU, and Mia Olson got the win in the circle to improve to 2-0.

The Owls plated scores in the 1st 3rd, 4th, and 6th innings but the 3rd was their big one with four players rounding the bags.

Emily Lochten had three steals and scored four runs.

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Owls softball extends their winning streak to eight games with victories over UConn 5-0 and Arkansas 3-1 on Friday to open the FAU Tournament.

“Amanda (Wilson) pitched very well in the first game for us tonight.  We hit the ball well and it was a really clean game for us", said Coach Joan Joyce.

"The Arkansas game was unbelievable game tonight.  With Kylee (Hanson) pitching it makes the game tough for any opponent, and that showed tonight.  They were undefeated prior to tonight’s game but we held our own and took care of business.”

Delaney Rickey had two RBIs against the Huskies while Emily Lochten added a homerun.

Hanson had 11 strikeouts versus the Razorbacks.

The Owls will be back in action on Saturday against Florida A&M and Kentucky.

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