Owls Win Doubleheader to Complete Series Sweep over UTSA

Saturday, March 28

Boca Raton, Fla.

12:00 PM

Florida Atlantic

24-11, 6-5

UTSA

19-17, 7-4

UTSA

Florida Atlantic

Photo by: Jack Williams

3/28/2026 7:18:00 PM | Softball

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By: Ben Paul

BOCA RATON, Fla. – In a Saturday doubleheader, the Florida Atlantic softball team defeated UTSA by a score of 8-2 in game one and 9-0 in game two to sweep the three-game series on Joan Joyce Field at FAU Softball Stadium.

To open the day, the Owls (26-11, 7-5) utilized a grand slam by senior first baseman Yani Guzman to move past the Roadrunners (19-18, 7-5). Later in the afternoon, senior pitcher Autumn Courtney recorded her second shutout in as many days while FAU used eight runs in the bottom of the third to tally its eighth run-rule win of the season.

GAME ONE
The Roadrunners struck first with a two-run single in the top of the second inning, but the Owls responded with two runs via a wild pitch and a sacrifice fly to tie the game.

Guzman's grand slam, the Owls' first of the season, blew the game open in the bottom of the third, taking a 7-2 lead. FAU tacked on an insurance run off an error in the fifth to ultimately secure the series victory.

In the circle, senior pitcher Madison Inscoe entered in relief and held UTSA scoreless, allowing just one hit while striking out three in five innings to improve to 3-0 on the season.

GAME TWO
Courtney picked up right where she left off from the previous night with a 1-2-3 inning to begin the final outing. An RBI single by senior catcher Chloe Yeatts opened scoring in the bottom of the second.

The Owls batted around in the bottom of the third on the way to a season-best eight runs in one inning. Redshirt junior Kylie Hammonds and senior third baseman Jesiana Mora each had two hits in the inning while the rest of the team combined for three walks, two hits and a hit-by-pitch. Florida Atlantic kept the bases loaded for seven consecutive batters, adding on to the lead one-by-one.

A 9-0 advantage through five was enough for the Owls to win their fifth straight game and secure their first sweep of the season in American Conference play.

NOTES/NOTABLE

Florida Atlantic is outscoring opponents 159-30 in its last 20 victories.
The Owls' win streak against the Roadrunners extends to 16 games and they are now 27-2 in the all-time series.
Courtney finished the week with a 3-0 record and a 0.75 ERA to go with 17 strikeouts while allowing just seven hits. She pitched nearly three full complete games, missing just one-third of an inning.
Guzman concluded the series with two home runs and seven RBI.
With three singles in the second game, Hammonds takes the team-lead in multi-hit games with 12 on the season.
Redshirt senior second baseman McKenna Mulholland was hit by a pitch in both of Saturday's games. She is now up to a team-best 12 on the season.

QUOTABLE

Postgame with @CoachJordanFAU #WIP🏝️pic.twitter.com/3wsKWBXeCE
— Florida Atlantic Softball (@FAUSoftball) March 28, 2026

UP NEXT
Florida Atlantic will be on the road the next two weekends, first with a visit to North Texas from Thursday, April 2 to Saturday, April 4. All three games will be on ESPN+.

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