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4
Charlotte CHA 15-32, 6-15 C-USA
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Winner FIU FIU 29-23, 13-7 C-USA
Charlotte CHA
15-32, 6-15 C-USA
4
Final
6
FIU FIU
29-23, 13-7 C-USA
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Charlotte CHA 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 4 8 2
FIU FIU 0 0 0 0 1 5 X 6 7 2

W: Kugelmann, Megan (8-7) L: WISEMAN, Haley (10-19)

Game Recap: Softball |

@FIUSoftball Rallies to Complete Series Sweep of Charlotte on Senior Day, 6-4

MIAMI– FIU senior designated player Michaela Mills provided a spark on senior day and junior pitcher Megan Kugelmann came on in relief to pick up her second win of the series as the Panthers completed the series sweep of Charlotte, 6-4, Sunday afternoon at Felsberg Field. Mills finished 2-for-3 with a run scored and jump-started a five-run sixth inning for the Panthers who moved to 29-23 overall and 13-7 in Conference USA play – good enough for second place heading into the final regular season weekend.
 
FIU starting pitcher Shannon Saile (17-9) set a single season school record bringing her 2018 total to 247 strikeouts after picking up nine more strikeouts against the 49ers (15-32, 6-15 C-USA). She broke her own record of 240 strikeouts that she shared with Kasey Barrett. Saile struck out 240 last season as a freshman while Barrett accomplished the feat in 2010.
 
Saile pitched five innings, allowed four runs on seven hits and walked two before giving way to Kugelmann. Kugelmann tossed the final two scoreless innings and allowed just one hit to improve to 8-7 on the season. Tatyana Forbes also added a pair of hits going 2-for-2 with two runs scored and one RBI.
 
Game Details
FIU 6, Charlotte 4
WP: Megan Kugelmann (8-7)
LP:  Haley Wiseman (10-19)

The Basics
  • The Panthers trailed 4-1 heading into the bottom of the sixth inning. Mills hit a one-out single to start the come-back. Senior outfielder Erin Eiland followed with a single and Tori Jones walked to load the bases. Forbes singled to score Mills pulling FIU within, 4-2. After Charlotte got a force out at home for the second out, Venessa Gallegos singled off the glove of the pitcher allowing Jones and Forbes to score tying the game, 4-4. Jackie Schoff, who reached on a fielder's choice, then scored the go-ahead run on a wild pitch putting FIU ahead, 5-4. Kasandra Castle drove in Gallegos with a single down the right field line to make it, 6-4.
  • Charlotte scored two runs in the third inning and two more in the fifth. Shortstop Haley Pace hit a two-run home run in the top of the fifth giving the 49ers a 4-0 lead.
  • Castle's sacrifice fly in the bottom of the fifth scored Forbes puling FIU within, 4-1.
  • Castle, a senior from Lake Worth, Fla., finished 1-for-2 with two RBI. 
  • On senior day, Castle, Mills and Eiland combined for four of FIU's seven hits.
 
UP NEXT
FIU closes out the regular schedule next weekend May 4-5 when the Panthers travel to Western Kentucky for their final C-USA series. Saturday's doubleheader is scheduled for 2 p.m. (EST) and 4 p.m. (EST) while Sunday's series finale is set for 1 p.m. (EST).
  
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