MIAMI (April 6, 2016) -- FIU Softball will make its first nationally-televised appearance with a home Conference USA game this Saturday against No. 24 Florida Atlantic. Fox Sports Networks (FSN) will televise the first game of the Saturday doubleheader, which starts at 1 p.m. Eastern. The game will air on a myriad of FSN channels, including Fox Sports Sun, which can be seen in most of the state of Florida. The game will air on seven other FSN networks, as well as MASN and Root Sports in both Pittsburgh and the Rocky Mountain region.
                                                 
You can find FOX Sports Sun by many providers in the state of Florida (Ch. 423 – Dish Network; Ch. 654/655 – DirecTV; Ch. 720 – AT&T U-Verse; Ch. 39 – Comcast). Check your local listing for the FSN affiliate in your area and click here for the channels playing the game at that time, and for stations showing a replay on Sunday.
 
The Panthers are also announcing the movement of their second game of the twin bill is scheduled to start at 4 p.m. Eastern. The time change will allow television to clear out some essential equipment between games of the doubleheader. Game two will not be televised.
 
The Panthers are coming off a road sweep of North Texas over the weekend. The Panthers sit at 21-17 overall, 7-5 in league games. FAU is ranked 24^th by the USA Today/National Fastpitch Coaches Association poll this week. The Owls are 30-7 overall, 7-2 in C-USA, 1.5 games ahead of FIU in the Eastern Division standings.
 
Live stats will be available at FIUSports.com and mobile users can stream the game on the Fox Sports Go app.

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About FIU Athletics: FIU Athletics is home to more than 400 student-athletes in 18 different sports, and is a proud member of Conference USA. Athletic events are played in seven different venues on FIU's campuses (Modesto A. Maidique and Biscayne Bay), including FIU Arena and the FIU Football Stadium.
 
About FIU: Florida International University is recognized as a Carnegie engaged university. It is a public research university with colleges and schools that offers more than 180 bachelor's, master's and doctoral programs in fields such as engineering, international relations, architecture, law and medicine. As one of South Florida's anchor institutions, FIU contributes $9.8 billion each year to the local economy. FIU is Worlds Ahead in finding solutions to the most challenging problems of our time. FIU emphasizes research as a major component of its mission. FIU has awarded over 200,000 degrees and enrolls more than 54,000 students in two campuses and three centers including FIU Downtown on Brickell, FIU@I-75, and the Miami Beach Urban Studios. FIU also supports artistic and cultural engagement through its three museums: the Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum, the Wolfsonian-FIU, and the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU. FIU is a member of Conference USA and has over 400 student-athletes participating in 18 sports. For more information about FIU, visit http://www.fiu.edu/.