After back-to-back international recruits, FAU has gone back stateside and into the transfer portal, landing Jacksonville St. Transfer Dekeyvan “KyKy” Tandy.
After a tough weekend series against UAB, FAU looked to continue to tally wins before heading to Houston this weekend for a conference series against Rice. After a shaky start in the field for FAU, they would settle in nicely both defensively and at the plate to secure a midweek win over the Eagles. They now hold a 17-16 record over Florida Gulf Coast all-time, and look to rise in the AAC standings after their series this weekend.
Following a 41 win season capped off with a Regular Season AAC championship, the Owls are one of the top teams in all of college softball. The energy brought by Head Coach Jordan Clark and her staff is infectious, as her team has clearly bought into the culture of winning.
After a series loss at home to UAB this past weekend, FAU looks to get back on track with their second straight win at home in their midweek matchup tomorrow versus Florida Gulf Coast. Both the Owls and Eagles come into this game with 23-22 records, with the Eagles holding a 15-9 record in the A-SUN while the Owls hold a 10-11 record in AAC conference play.
Coach of the 40 win and AAC regular season Champion FAU Lady Owls Softball team spends a few minutes on The Bleacher Brothers Show with Robbie, Tobey and Drew. Coach Clark talks about what makes this team so special, how they achieved such great success in such a short period of time and the upcoming AAC Tournament.
News broke on Monday afternoon, that FAU landed their second international recruit in 72 hours as Jon Rothstein reported on Twitter that German Native Max Langenfeld, a 6’6 G/F would be committing to FAU.
FAU entered their series finale against UAB looking to avoid getting swept at their own field. After being shutout in game two and losing by the run-rule in the previous two games, the Owls looked to get their bats going again and salvage a game three win. After recovering from an early deficit, the Owls would do the same again in the ninth to win off of a thrilling walk-off single from Carter Brady. A huge win for the Owls to snap their four game losing streak at home.
The Buzz was palpable Sunday afternoon at Joan Joyce field, as the Owls took the field with a chance to clinch their first AAC regular season title and first regular season title overall since 2018. Doing what they do best, backed behind a mindset of never giving up, the Owls put up 4 runs in the 6th inning after lulling the Tulsa bats to sleep all day
John Jakus and his staff’s international recruiting skills are officially on display as on Saturday evening the Owls received a commitment from Amar Amkou Diop, a 6’7 guard out of Senegal, Africa.