MIAMI --- The FIU softball team (29-19-1, 11-12-1 CUSA) heads on the road this weekend for a three-game series at league-leading No. 25 Liberty. The series, which will be played at Kamphuis Field at Liberty Softball Stadium, begins Friday night at 6 p.m. as the Panthers battle for one of the final seeds in the upcoming Conference USA tournament.
 
Each game of the series will be aired on ESPN+ with live stats also available for the entire weekend.
 
FIU, which will also play Liberty at 3 p.m. on Saturday and noon on Sunday, is currently on the outside looking in, just behind New Mexico State and Sam Houston, who are each 12-12 in CUSA play. Western Kentucky sits in fourth place at 12-10-1. The Panthers would have to jump one of those three teams to earn a berth.
 
Conference USA Standings

School	CUSA	CUSA Pct.	CUSA Home	CUSA Away	Overall	Pct.	Home	Away	Neutral	L10	Streak
Liberty	20-3	.870	10-2	10-1	41-11	.788	21-3	13-5	7-3	7-3	L1
Jax State	15-9	.625	11-4	4-5	34-18	.654	14-6	11-8	9-4	9-1	W6
LA Tech	14-10	.583	6-6	8-4	29-21	.580	12-8	11-6	6-7	5-5	L3
WKU	12-10-1	.543	5-3	7-7-1	27-19-1	.585	12-7	10-10-1	5-2	7-2-1	T1
NM State	12-12	.500	9-3	3-9	25-24	.510	18-7	3-13	4-4	4-6	W3
Sam Houston	12-12	.500	10-2	2-10	25-26	.490	15-6	8-13	2-7	5-5	L3
FIU	11-12-1	.479	6-5-1	5-7	29-19-1	.602	20-8-1	6-8	3-3	2-7-1	T1
UTEP	10-14	.417	10-5	0-9	22-25	.468	18-9	1-13	3-3	7-3	W1
MTSU	10-14	.417	8-4	2-10	23-27	.460	14-5	5-14	4-8	4-6	L3
Kennesaw State	2-22	.083	1-8	1-14	11-39	.220	10-16	1-18	0-5	1-9	L1

 






 
Conference USA Schedule (May 2-4)
Louisiana Tech @ Sam Houston
New Mexico State @ Kennesaw State
FIU @ Liberty
Jacksonville State @ Western Kentucky
UTEP @ Middle Tennessee
 
On the other side of the field this weekend is Liberty, which enters the game at 41-11 overall and 20-3 in CUSA play. They've already clinched the league title, entering the series five-and-a-half games ahead of second-place Jacksonville State.
 
The Flames, who are in their second year in CUSA, swept FIU last season, but two of the three games were one-run contests.
 
Liberty is currently ranked 25th in the latest Softball America poll, while receiving votes in the ESPN.com/USA Softball, USA Today/NFCA and D1softball.com polls.
 
MEREDITH LOOKS FOR MORE HISTORY
Kally Meredith, a sophomore from Kaukauna, Wis., has a chance this weekend to become the first player in program history to steal 40 bases in a season.
 
Earlier this year, Meredith broke Nicole Dubovik's single-season record of 35 from 2003. Along with Dubovik's 30 swipes in 2002, she has already recorded one of just three seasons with 30+ steals in a single season in program history (1998-present).
 
20+ steals in a season in FIU softball history
Kally Meredith – 39, 2025
Nicole Dubovik – 35, 2003
Nicole Dubovik – 30, 2002
Deomni Murray – 28, 2007
Tania Somoano – 28, 2000
Ashton Lansdell – 26, 2023
Jackie Schoff – 25, 2017
Diana Joy – 25, 2005
Deomni Murray -  24, 2006
Tracey Deleon – 24, 2006
Tania Somoano – 24, 2001
Stephanie Wolter – 22, 2000
Kally Meredith -  21, 2024
Kelly Nicosia – 21, 2002
Tania Somoano – 21, 1999
Bre Kaye – 20, 2014
Meagan Dontrich – 20, 2003

FIU NATIONAL LEADERS (TOP 60)
Team
Stolen bases – 10th, 119 (1st in CUSA)
Stolen bases per game – 11th, 2.43 (1st in CUSA)
Fielding percentage – 44th, .970 (2nd in CUSA)

Kennedy Byrd
Innings pitched – 34th, 153.2 (2nd in CUSA)

Kally Meredith
Total stolen bases – 7th, 39 (2nd in CUSA)
Stolen bases per game – 8th, 0.80 (2nd in CUSA)
Stolen base percentage – 14th, .929 (1st in CUSA)
 
Kendall Catherwood
Toughest to strike out – 53rd, 22.8 (1st in CUSA)
 
Brooke McNichols
Fewest walks allowed per seven innings – 28th, 1.37 (1st in CUSA)

UP NEXT
Should they earn one of the six seeds, FIU will compete in the Conference USA tournament May 7-10 in Bowling Green, Ky.

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