MURFREESBORO, Tennessee (May 8, 2021) - Four runs in the ninth inning lifted the FIU softball team past Middle Tennessee 8-4 on Saturday afternoon, as the Panthers took an extra-inning decision over the Blue Raiders.
FIU and MTSU will play one final game on Sunday to cap the series, with first pitch slated for Noon ET.
The Panthers scored four runs in the top half of the first inning, before the Blue Raiders came back to tie the game and send it into extras. An Alexis Ross RBI single and Jessica Rivera three-run homer gave FIU the 8-4 lead in the top half of the ninth as the Panthers held on for the victory.