Box Score MIAMI (Feb. 24, 2013) – FIU's nine-game win streak came to an end on Sunday afternoon, falling to Mercer, 4-3 in the FIU Classic Championship at the FIU Softball Complex.
Amber Curry drove in Jessy Alfonso on a double, who singled and stole second, putting FIU ahead, 1-0 in the bottom of the first.

Mercer jumped ahead, 3-1 in the top of the second after McKenzie Woody tripled to center, plating pinch-runner Molly Garmany and Natalie Shiver. Woody accounted for the third run of the inning, scoring on a wild pitch.

FIU trailed 3-1 heading into the bottom of the sixth, but rallied to knot the game at 3-3. Brie Rojas led off with a walk and Curry slammed a two-run homerun over the left field wall, evening the score.

Mercer's Sarah Santana gave her team the eventual game-winning run, blasting a solo homerun to centerfield off of Shelbie Wagnon (3-1), who relieved starter, Corinne Jenkins in the fifth frame.

Jenkins (four innings pitched, six hits, three earned runs, four walks and three strikeouts) was not factored in the decision.

FIU will next travel to Statesboro, Georgia to participate in the Georgia Southern Tournament from March 1-3. They will play a doubleheader on Friday, March 1 against Kennesaw State at 1:30 p.m. and Georgia Southern at 5:30 p.m.

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The Blue and Gold will play 33 home games at the FIU Softball Complex. Season tickets for the 2013 season cost only $35 for public seating, $20 for FIU employees and alumni, or $70 for the Family Plan (2 Adults and 3 Youth). To purchase single-game or season tickets, call the FIU Ticket Office at (305) FIU-GAME, or online at FIUSPORTS.com.

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