Game One Recap
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (April 13, 2016) -- FIU scored in five of the seven innings and ran away with the nightcap of a Wednesday doubleheader, 7-2 over host Bethune-Cookman at Sunnyland Park in Daytona. The Panthers end the day 22-21 after splitting the twin bill, while the Wildcats finish 12-27.
After falling in the seventh, 4-3 in game one, the Panthers scored early and often in game two, grabbing the lead in the top of the first with two runs on two hits and a walk.
Gabby Spallone (Miami, Florida / Palmetto HS) drove in
Ashley Leon (Miami, Florida / Gulliver Prep / Auburn University) with an RBI single after Leon walked and stole second. A
Dani Mowry (Cocoa, Florida / Space Coast HS) double to center field drove in Spallone from first with two outs to end the scoring.
A leadoff single ended up scoring for B-CU on an RBI groundout in the second for a 2-1 score after two innings.
Leon scored on a wild pitch in the third. In the fourth, sophomore shortstop
A.J. Belans (Hollywood, Florida / American Heritage HS) walked, stole second and advanced to third on a wild pitch before coming home on a two-out single by designated player
Aleima Lopez (Deltona, Florida / Deltona HS), her third hit of the doubleheader.
The Panthers collected three hits in the sixth, scoring an unearned run. The Panthers plated two more unearned runs in the seventh on a dropped fly ball and a double steal attempt.
The Wildcats scored a run in the seventh after two walks and a double down the right field line.
Freshman
Abby Summers (Weston, Missouri) came in to pitch 2.1 innings of relief and got her team-leading eighth win (8-6). She gave up a single and a walk, striking out one batter.
Summers was in relief of
Rachel Dwyer (Tampa, Florida / Chamberlain HS / University of Virginia), who tossed 3.2 innings, giving up four hits and a walk, striking out one. She was charged with one run in the ballgame.
Diedra Genera took the loss for Bethune-Cookman.
The games were the start of an 11-game road swing for the Panthers. The road leads next to Birmingham and a conference weekend series at UAB, starting with a Saturday doubleheader at 2 p.m. Eastern.
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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/.
