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Softball: Owls start conference play with series sweep over Middle Tennessee

Pitchers Amanda Wilson and Kylee Hanson allow one total run over weekend’s three games.

Junior rightfielder Delaney Rickey runs out a grounder to first base during the Owls game versus Penn State on Feb. 14. Ryan Lynch | Multimedia Editor

he Florida Atlantic softball team opened up Conference USA play with a three-game sweep of the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders over the weekend.

The Owls (26-5, 3-0 C-USA) used two pitchers to limit the Blue Raiders (14-15, 2-4 C-USA) to one run in the three games combined.

Junior Kylee Hanson started the first and last games of the series, picking up two complete game shutout victories.