Box Score KISSIMMEE, Fla. (March 5, 2017) -- FIU freshman Shannon Saile tossed a one-hit shutout as the Panthers defeated Bryant 4-0 to complete the Citrus Classic II Sunday at Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex in Kissimmee, Florida. FIU improves to 15-6 on the season, posting a 4-1 mark in the weekend tournament. Bryant slips to 1-9 on the season.
 
The shutout was the second of her career after a two-hit shutout of Georgetown on February 12. She appeared in three games and struck out 22 batters in 16 innings during the weekend.
 
The Panthers got all four of the runs in the first two innings and turned the game over to Saile and the defense to put away.
 
Senior first baseman Stephanie Texeira (Miami, Florida / Gulliver Prep HS) hit a two-out double to right and an error and hit batter loaded the bases for Jocelin Soto (Oxnard, California), who was hit by a pitch for an RBI and the 1-0 lead.
 
FIU scored three runs in the second, the first coming on an error. Texeira drove an RBI single through the right side to score sophomore Jackie Schoff (Bradenton, Florida / Lakewood Ranch HS), who reached on a fielder's choice earlier in the inning. Later in the frame, senior Ashley Leon (Miami, Florida / Gulliver Prep) stole home as part of a double steal and the game settled at 4-0.
 
Bryant had a baserunner in all but one inning, but only one reached second, off a successful sacrifice bunt in the first inning. Saile retired seven Bulldogs in a row at one point midway through the game. She struck out eight, and allowed three walks and two hit batters to improve to 3-5.
 
Texeira and freshman Brianna Bahadue (Miami, Florida / Gulliver Prep) each had two of the Panthers' 10 hits in the game. Four different Panthers scored the runs.
 
The loss went to Bryant starter Logan Paul, who slides to 0-2. She gave up seven FIU hits and allowed three walks and two hit batters in 2.1 innings. She did not record a strikeout.
 
The Panthers will play a pair of games Tuesday in Fort Myers, at FGCU. FIU takes on Holy Cross at noon, followed by Ball State at 2:30 p.m. Live stats will be available at FIUSports.com for both.

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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/.