Box Score MIAMI (April 28, 2013) – In the final game of the weekend series, the FIU Panthers (27-24, 10-11 SBC) dropped a 5-0 decision to the WKU Hilltoppers (35-14, 18-3 SBC) on Sunday at the FIU Softball Complex.
WKU jumped in front, 1-0 in the second inning on an RBI single by Shawna Sadler.
An inning later the Hilltoppers broke the game open, scoring three times thanks to a two-run home run by Ciara Garcia and a sacrifice fly by Sadler later in the inning to make it 4-0.
WKU's final run came in the top of the fourth after a throwing error by
Kayla Burri with two outs allowed Karavin Dew to score.
Four FIU's pitchers saw action this afternoon.
Mariah Dawson (5-14) started the game, allowing three runs on five hits, while striking out four in two innings of work.
Shelbie Wagnon,
Shelby Graves and
Corinne Jenkins completed the final five innings.
The Panthers will next host FAU on Friday, May 3. Game time is set for 6 p.m. ET. The Panthers will recognize their five seniors who will be playing in the final home contest of their FIU careers.
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About FIU Athletics: FIU Athletics is home to more than 400 student-athletes in 18 different sports. Athletic events are played in seven different venues on FIU's campuses (Modesto A. Maidique and Biscayne Bay), including U.S. Century Bank Arena and Alfonso Field at FIU Stadium.
About FIU: Florida International University is recognized as a Carnegie engaged university. Its colleges and schools offer more than 180 bachelors, masters and doctoral programs in fields such as engineering, international relations, architecture, law and medicine. As one of South Florida's anchor institutions, FIU is worlds ahead in its local and global engagement, finding solutions to the most challenging problems of our time. FIU emphasizes research as a major component of its mission and enrolls nearly 48,000 students in two campuses and three centers including FIU Downtown on Brickell and the Miami Beach Urban Studios. More than 140,000 alumni live and work in South Florida. For more information about FIU, visit http://www.fiu.edu/.
