{"id":234097,"date":"2026-04-03T22:25:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T22:25:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/234097\/"},"modified":"2026-04-03T22:25:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T22:25:08","slug":"owls-pile-on-17-runs-in-series-finale-at-north-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/234097\/","title":{"rendered":"Owls Pile on 17 Runs in Series Finale at North Texas"},"content":{"rendered":"

DENTON, Texas\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Back-to-back six-run innings powered the Florida Atlantic softball team to a season-best 17 runs in a 17-7 victory over North Texas on Friday afternoon\u00a0at Lovelace Stadium.
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\nThe Owls (26-13, 8-7) soared past the Mean Green (22-17, 11-4) with 15 hits and eight walks. Junior outfielder Ciara Gibson<\/a> continued her extraordinary stretch at the plate with her sixth home run in nine games along with two doubles.
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\nIn the circle, senior pitcher Autumn Courtney<\/a> pitched four innings to earn the win and improved her record to 14-5, the most victories in the American Conference.
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\nTHE BEGINNING
\nLike the other games in the series, the Owls struck first in the top of the first inning. Senior catcher Chloe Yeatts’<\/a> deep single to right center drove in redshirt junior outfielder Kylie Hammonds<\/a>, followed by senior first baseman Yani Guzman’s<\/a> perfectly placed bunt that brought home another run for the 2-0 lead.
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\nThe Mean Green scored in the bottom frame on a two-run double to tie the game at two apiece.
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\nTHE TURNING POINT
\nBookended by a pair of Gibson doubles, Florida Atlantic plated five hits and recorded two walks as well as a hit-by-pitch on the way to six runs in the top of the second.\u00a0
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\nNorth Texas countered with another two-run double, but the Owls had a lot more in them in the top of the third. The team loaded the bases and scored twice before its first out and added another run on a sacrifice fly. Gibson’s second homer of the series was a three-run blast to give FAU its second consecutive six-run inning and a 14-4 advantage.
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\nTHE FINISH
\nThe Owls immediately loaded the bases in the top of the fourth and soon scored on a throwing error to give them their season high in runs. Junior Kiley Shelton<\/a> then came off the bench to deliver a two-run double to extend the Owls season-best offensive outing to 17-4.
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\nA trio of North Texas runs in the bottom of the fifth was not enough, sending Florida Atlantic home with its 10th run-rule win of the season.
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\nNOTES\/NOTABLE<\/p>\n


\n\t17 runs are the most by any team during American Conference play in 2026.
\n\tSince Gibson launched her first home run of the season on March 21, she is batting .560 with six home runs, 14 RBI and 11 runs in nine appearances.
\n\tForan has scored a run in seven consecutive games. She reached home plate a career-high three times.
\n\tMora recorded her fourth game with three hits and reached base safely for the 14th consecutive outing. She scored four runs, most by an Owl this season.
\n\tWith three walks and two hits, Hammonds reached base in all five plate appearances.
\n\tSophomore second baseman Destiny Johns<\/a> had a season-high three RBI. <\/p>\n

UP NEXT
\nThe Owls remain on the road next week, heading to Tampa, Florida to face South Florida. The three-game series begins on Friday, April 10.
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