After an early-afternoon win, FIU softball got a split Saturday following a 2-0 loss to Hofstra in the final game of day two of the FGCU / Four Points Sheraton Invitational. Both teams, struggling to get their bats moving, recorded three hits on the night, as both team pitched effectively.

The only runs of the night came i the third inning when Hofstra drew a walk off of freshman pitcher Shannon Saile (Land O'Lakes, Florida / Land O'Lakes HS). Following the walk, Hofstra sent a two-run homer over the left-center walk.
 
One of FIU's three hits came from sophomore Jackie Schoff (Bradenton, Florida / Lakewood Ranch HS), who extended her hitting streak to a season-best eight games.
 
The Pride's Sarah Cornell improves to 4-0 after pitching seven shutout innings, allowing three hits and four walks, striking out six. 
 
Saile dropped to 2-4 after the complete-game effort. She scattered three hits and three walks, with eight strikeouts. Saile has totaled 57 of the Panthers' 96 strikeouts on the year in just five appearances.
 
FIU returns to action tomorrow as they take on host FGCU on the final day of the Four Points by Sheraton Invitational, with the first pitch scheduled for 2:30 p.m.

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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/.