Softball: Owls sweep doubleheader against Detroit

Offense scored 18 total runs in two games

Junior pitcher Amanda Wilson prepares to pitch during the Owls' 4-2 win versus Penn State on Feb. 14. Ryan Lynch | Multimedia EditorFlorida Atlantic softball won both legs of its doubleheader Tuesday against the University of Detroit behind an eight-run mercy rule win and a 10-6 victory.

The first game of the doubleheader was never in doubt after the Owls (19-2) had a three-run first inning. Sophomore pitcher Tatum Buckley threw a three-hit complete game shutout to shut down Detroit.

Freshman pitcher Mia Olson started the Owls second game, but didn’t find the same success as Buckley. She allowed five runs, three earned, in two and two thirds innings of…