{"id":264463,"date":"2026-05-09T05:50:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T05:50:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/264463\/"},"modified":"2026-05-09T05:50:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T05:50:14","slug":"no-4-florida-atlantic-eliminated-by-no-1-usf-in-american-semifinals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/264463\/","title":{"rendered":"No. 4 Florida Atlantic Eliminated by No. 1 USF in American Semifinals"},"content":{"rendered":"

GREENVILLE, N.C.\u00a0\u2013\u00a0The No. 4-seeded Florida Atlantic softball team fell to South Florida by a score of 3-0, eliminating the Owls (34-20) from the American Conference Championship on Friday afternoon.
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\nWith the last two American Conference Pitchers of the Year facing off, FAU’s ace Autumn Courtney<\/a> dueled with the Bulls’ (41-15) Anne Long through the complete seven innings, with the Owls not finding the necessary runs to advance to the championship final.
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\nTHE BEGINNING
\nUSF held the Owls’ bats at bay early. The Owls drew back-to-back walks in the top of the third for their first scoring opportunity before a flyout ended the frame.
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\nDefensively, sophomore Bella Foran<\/a> and redshirt junior Kylie Hammonds<\/a> robbed multiple hits to the outfield to keep the game scoreless.
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\nTHE TURNING POINT
\nA Bulls’ leadoff triple to right field followed by an FAU throwing error led to the game’s first score in the bottom of the fourth.
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\nSouth Florida then tacked on an insurance run in the bottom of the fifth to go up 2-0.
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\nTHE FINISH
\nIn the top of the sixth, a Hammonds walk was followed by a hit from senior third baseman Jesiana Mora<\/a> to put Hammonds in scoring position, but a deep flyout to centerfield soon left both stranded.
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\nAnother USF run scored in the bottom of the sixth, and a 1-2-3 inning top of the seventh ended the game.
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\nNOTES\/NOTABLE<\/p>\n


\n\tHammonds has reached base in 49 out of 54 games in 2026 and in 102 out of 111 appearances over the last two seasons.
\n\tMora recorded a hit in her final collegiate game. She finishes her four-year FAU career in the program’s record book top 10 in RBI batting average, on-base percentage, slugging, hits, runs, doubles, total bases, walks, stolen bases, and stolen base percentage.
\n\tCourtney tossed 743 strikeouts over her four-year career and 295 in two years\u00a0at FAU. <\/p>\n

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