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Kendall McGary vs. Grambling St. 021520
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Winner Florida Atlantic FAU 6-10
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UIW UIW 7-10
Winner
Florida Atlantic FAU
6-10
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Final
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UIW UIW
7-10
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Florida Atlantic FAU 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 6 3
UIW UIW 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 7 3

W: Lokeinsky, Kara (2-1) L: Gunther, Annie (1-5)

Game Recap: Softball |

Cardinals fall to FAU at Spring Games

MADEIRA BEACH, Fla. –  The University of the Incarnate Word softball team dropped its game against Florida Atlantic 3-2. It was another game the Cardinals kept battling to fight back but were unable to finish off the comeback.


NOTABLES

  • Freshman Kendall McGary had a game-high three hits in the effort as she went 3-4. She now has six hits over the three games in Florida.
  • Junior Teanna Lucio added two hits of her own as she finished the day 2-4. Lucio and McGary combined for five out of the team's seven hits.
  • It was another strong outing for freshman Annie Gunther as she pitched a complete game while allowing three runs (one earned) on six hits to with six strikeouts.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Another hard-fought comeback effort for the Cardinals in this game fell short as they weren't able to muster enough runs late.

The Owls put up one run in each of the even numbered innings to take a 3-0 advantage heading into the bottom sixth. But the Cardinals didn't just roll over and accept defeat, they fought back like they have all season.

Teanna Lucio started the inning with a leadoff infield single. After the next two batters got out, Kendall McGary stepped up with a clutch two-out single to right field that was misplayed by FAU's right fielder that allowed Lucio to score all the way from first.

With the deficit now 3-1, sometimes all a team has to do is put the ball in play and things can happen. That's what Abby Frank did as FAU committed an error that allowed McGary to score from third. The Owls' lead now hung by a thread at 3-2.

However, as soon as the momentum started to shift in UIW's favor, it soon swung back the other way for FAU as the Cardinals left the tying score on base. The Cardinals were unable to continue the push in the seventh inning and fell to the Owls.

UP NEXT

The Cardinals wrap up the Spring Games with two games on Sunday as they face off against St. Bonaventure at 7:30 a.m. (CT) and then play Middle Tennessee at 10 a.m. (CT).

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The UIW softball team is on Twitter at @UIWSoftball and Instagram at @uiwsoftball.

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