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GREENVILLE, NC\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Jesiana Mora hit a walk-off single to lift Florida Atlantic past Charlotte 5-4 in the quarterfinals of the American Conference Softball Championship on Thursday evening at Joyner Family Softball Stadium. Game 2: No. 7 UTSA 8, No. 10 Memphis 6 | Box Score<\/a><\/p>\n Game 3: No. 5 Charlotte 2, No. 8 Tulsa 0 | Box Score<\/a><\/p>\n Game 4: No. 6 North Texas 7, No. 7 UTSA 6 | Box Score<\/a>
\nThursday, May 7 | Quarterfinals Game 6: No. 3 East Carolina vs No. 6 North Texas | 2:30 p.m. | ESPN+<\/a> \nFriday, May 8 | Semifinals Game 8: No. 2 Wichita State vs Game 6 Winner | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN+<\/a> \nSaturday, May 9 | Championship
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\nThe Owls (34-19) advance to face No. 1 seed South Florida in the semifinals on Friday at 1 p.m. ET.
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\nCharlotte struck first in the fourth inning. Two walks and a hit-by-pitch loaded the bases before Sydney Lewis drew a full-count walk to bring home the game\u2019s first run.
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\nOlivia Williams extended the 49ers\u2019 lead in the fifth inning with an RBI single to left field.
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\nLewis added two more runs in the sixth inning with a two-run home run to center field, giving Charlotte a 4-0 advantage.
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\nFlorida Atlantic answered in the bottom of the sixth inning, capitalizing on a Charlotte error to spark a comeback. With the bases loaded, Chloe Yeatts hit a hard ground ball to first base that resulted in a fielding error, allowing all three runners to score. Two batters later, Lily Holtje lined a single to center field to score Yeatts and tie the game at 4-4.
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\nThe Owls completed the comeback in the seventh inning. A single and a walk put runners on first and second before Mora lined a walk-off single into the left-center gap to drive in the winning run.
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\nAutumn Courtney (ND) got the start in the circle for Florida Atlantic, pitching 5.0 innings and allowing four runs on four hits. Ainsley Lambert (4-4) earned the win with 2.0 shutout innings in relief.
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\nTaylor Jones (ND) started for Charlotte and pitched 6.2 innings, allowing five runs \u2014 one earned \u2014 on six hits. Aubrey Yarnall (9-6) was charged with the loss after recording the final out.
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\n2026 AMERICAN SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE
\nJoyner Family Softball Stadium | Greenville, North Carolina
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\nWednesday, May 6 | First and Second Round
\nGame 1: No. 8 Tulsa 2, No. 9 UAB 1 | Box Score<\/a><\/p>\n
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\nGame 5: No. 4 Florida Atlantic 5, No. 5 Charlotte 4 | Box Score<\/a><\/p>\n
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\nGame 7: No. 1 South Florida vs No. 4 Florida Atlantic | 1 p.m. | ESPN+<\/a>
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\nGame 9: Game 7 Winner vs Game 8 Winner | 12 p.m. | ESPN2<\/a>
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