SAN ANTONIO (April 8, 2017) -- A well-pitched game by FIU freshman Shannon Saile (Land O'Lakes, Florida / Land O'Lakes HS) was overshadowed by a lack of run production as the Panthers were swept on the road at UTSA, dropping the second game of the doubleheader, 1-0, Saturday at Roadrunner Field. FIU is now 31-10 on the season, 7-4 in Conference USA. UTSA improves to 16-23, 6-8 in league play. Both losses for FIU were by one run.
 
The loss is the Panther's season-worst fourth in a row after a program-record 17-game winning streak which ended a week ago. Three of those four losses, including this one, came when the Panthers collected more hits than the opponent. The Panthers had been 28-0 when outhitting the opponent before these last four games.
 
The lone run in the contest was a leadoff homer in the second, when Bailee Baldwin hit a 1-2 pitch to left center to put UTSA up for good.
 
That was enough for UTSA starter Lizzy Fox to get her 10^th win of the season (10-12) after tossing a complete-game, five-hit shutout of FIU. Fox gave up just two walks and one hit batter. She struck out one and stranded six Panthers on base.
 
It was just the fourth time that FIU failed to score a run in the game, all with Saile as the starter. She has gotten only nine runs of support in her last five starts and six total runs of support in her seven season losses. Her ERA went down to 1.78 on the season after allowing just three hits and five walks. She tallied five strikeouts, all looking, but fell to 10-7 on the season. Saile now has 142 season strikeouts, three away from the 12^th-most in a single season at FIU.
 
Baldwin and FIU designated player Kasandra Castle (Lake Worth, Florida / Palm Beach Central HS) tied for the game-high total of two hits. Castle's double was only the second extra-base hit of the doubleheader by the Panthers.
 
The two teams will conclude the series Sunday at 2 p.m. Eastern as FIU attempts to salvage one win in the weekend.

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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/.