BOCA RATON, Fla. – After picking up a victory last night against Oakland, Illinois State (4-13) fell to Florida Atlantic (12-7) in a 3-0 decision in the Redbirds only game of the day on Saturday.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
It was a slow day at the plate for the Redbirds as Illinois State was not able to garner a hit against Florida Atlantic's pitcher Gabby Sacco, but fifth-year senior Emme Olson was able to draw a walk in the top of the seventh.
Florida Atlantic put one on the board in the bottom of the first on an RBI single up the middle. Senior starting pitcher Hannah Ross was able to hold the Owls to their lone run until the bottom of the fourth when FAU scored two unearned runs.
Olson was Illinois State's only baserunner of the day, drawing her walk in the seventh, but nothing came of it. The Redbirds dropped their third game of the Owl Classic to Florida Atlantic 3-0.
ON DECK
Illinois State closes out the Owl Classic on Sunday, Mar. 5 with a doubleheader against Penn at 8 a.m. CT and Florida Atlantic at 10:30 a.m. CT. Live stats will be available for both games and a paid live stream on the C-USA.tv network will be available for the second game against FAU.
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