PUERTO VALLARTA, MEXICO – The FIU softball team scored four runs in the top of the eighth inning en route to a 4-0 victory over Illinois State on Friday morning in its opening game for the day at the Puerto Vallarta Challenge in Mexico.
The Panthers followed with a 6-4 setback against North Dakota State, that saw the Bison clinch the win with a two-out, three-run home run in the bottom of the seventh.
The split moves the Panthers' overall mark on the season to 6-2 overall – FIU is now 2-1 over the first to days at the Puerto Vallarta Challenge, which concludes with a pair of games on Saturday.