MIAMI – The FIU softball team dropped a pair of games against No. 2 ranked Florida State on Saturday afternoon before a sellout crowd of 1,197 at FIU Softball Stadium.
The Panthers were defeated 7-0 in the opener before dropping a 6-1 decision in the finale.
Florida State used a five-run outburst in the fifth inning to take control of game one. The key blow came via a three-run home run by Michaela Edenfield. Kaley Mudge preceded Edenfield with a two-run shot earlier in the top of the fourth for Florida State.
FIU only managed a pair of hits in the initial game of the doubleheader – singles by and
Panther starting pitcher (5-7) tossed her ninth complete game of the season while allowing nine hits and seven earned runs over seven innings.