CHARLOTTE (April 22, 2017) -- Redshirt senior Dani Mowry (Cocoa, Florida / Space Coast HS) drove in a career-high five RBI and freshman Shannon Saile (Land O'Lakes, Florida / Land O'Lakes HS) tossed a two-hit shutout as FIU powered past Charlotte, 11-0, Saturday at the Phillips Softball Complex. The C-USA contest was the first game of a scheduled doubleheader between the programs.

FIU is now 37-11 overall, 11-5 in C-USA, winners of five in a row this season and five in a row against Charlotte. The 49ers are now 24-20 on the season, 6-10 in league games. The 11 runs are the most for the Panthers in a C-USA game this season, and the first run-rule win in league.
 
The Panthers scored in each of the first four innings, starting with a two-out, two-RBI double from Mowry in the first inning. FIU is now 20-1 this season when scoring in the first inning.
 
FIU plated five runs in the second. A two-RBI single from senior Ashley Leon (Miami, Florida / Gulliver Prep) and a second two-RBI hit from Mowry were the highlights of the second frame.
 
In the third, an RBI double from Jackie Schoff (Bradenton, Florida / Lakewood Ranch HS) started the scoring and a two-run homer from senior Stephanie Texeira (Miami, Florida / Gulliver Prep) pushed across two more runs and a 10-0 lead.
 
Mowry capped off the scoring with her fifth homer of the season on her third hit and her fifth RBI of the day. Her five home runs are a career-high total for a season.
 
Saile allowed just two hits, did not allow a walk for the second time in a start this season, and struck out three 49ers for her sixth shutout of the season. She took over the team lead with a 1.72 ERA and lowered the team ERA to 1.77 for the season, best in C-USA.
 
The doubleheader continues from the Queen City at 3 p.m.

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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 Lime Court at FIU Arena and at Riccardo Silva Stadium.
 
About FIU: Florida International University is classified by Carnegie as a "R1: Doctoral Universities - Highest Research Activity" and recognized as a Carnegie Community Engaged university. It is a public research university with colleges and schools that offers bachelor's, master's and doctoral programs in fields such as business, engineering, computer science, international relations, architecture, law and medicine. As one of South Florida's anchor institutions, FIU contributes almost $9 billion each year to the local economy and is ranked second in Florida in Forbes Magazine's "America's Best Employers" list. FIU graduates are consistently among the highest paid college graduates in Florida and are among the leaders of public and private organizations throughout South Florida. 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 with multiple state-of-the-art research facilities including the Wall of Wind Research and Testing Facility, FIU's Medina Aquarius Program and the Advanced Materials Engineering Research Institute.  FIU has awarded more than 220,000 degrees and enrolls more than 54,000 students in two campuses and centers including FIU Downtown on Brickell, FIU@I-75, the Miami Beach Urban Studios, and Tianjin, China. FIU also supports artistic and cultural engagement through its three museums: Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum, the Wolfsonian-FIU, and the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU. FIU is a member of Conference USA and more than 400 student-athletes participating in 18 sports. For more information about FIU, visit http://www.fiu.edu/.