Game One: Livestats
Game Two: Livestats
Game Three: Livestats
MIAMI (April 4, 2014) – The FIU softball team (23-14, 5-4) returns to Conference USA actions this weekend, traveling to rival Florida Atlantic for a three-game weekend series. Saturday's doubleheader will begin at 4:00 p.m. and air on FOX Sports Florida, with game two starting at 6:00 p.m. Sunday's series finale will begin at 1:00 p.m.
Game One to Air on FOX Sports
Tune into the Panthers on FOX Sports Florida on Saturday beginning at 4:00 p.m. with Tracy Warren (color) and Leah Secondo (play-by-play) calling the action live. The regular season match-up between FIU and Florida Atlantic is just one of four C-USA games to air on TV. For a complete listing of FOX affiliates, click here.
Scouting the Florida Atlantic
The Owls are 23-17, having dropped 2-of-3 against LA Tech over the weekend. Within C-USA, Florida Atlantic is even at 6-6, grabbing a series win over Southern Miss, and falling 1-2 to UAB. The team is yet to play a top 25 team, but posted a sweep over B1G opponent Penn State, 3-2, 3-2, in late February. The Owls longest win streak has been four games, which they did by taking two against C-USA's Marshall, Michigan State and Virginia Tech.
Florida Atlantic is led by Christina Martinez, who has a team-high .344 batting average, while also topping the Eagles with four, three-baggers. Melissa Martinez leads the team in home runs with two, while Jordan Stovall's 21 RBI is also an Owl best.
Samantha Messer is the clear ace of the Florida Atlantic pitching staff, grabbing 11 wins in 16 starts, while holding opponents to a .222 batting average. Her 1.79 ERA is within the top five for C-USA, while Amanda Wilson's .215 opponent batting average is also a fifth place standing within the conference.
All-time vs. Florida Atlantic
The Owls hold a commanding 47-28 record over FIU all-time and took last year's series, 2-1, with 3-0 and 3-1 wins the first week of May.
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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 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 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 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. FIU is a member of Conference USA and has 400 student-athletes participating in 18 sports. For more information about FIU, visit http://www.fiu.edu/.
