LAS VEGAS – The Drake University softball team dropped its final game of the UNLV Classic on Sunday losing to Florida Atlantic, 8-0, in five innings.
Drake (7-7) fell behind early to FAU (17-2) as the Owls hit a two-run home run in the first inning. FAU added two more runs in the third inning, one in the fourth inning and ended the game early with three runs in the fifth inning.
Drake's offense struggled against FAU managing just three hits and the Owls capitalized on three errors by the Bulldogs. Junior Kaitlyn Finneran (Morrison, Ill.