2002-03 Softball Archives

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• Owens becomes first Golden Panther named to NFCA All-Southeast Region First Team (May 19, 2003)
• Golden Panthers knocked out in first day of NCAA Regional (May 15, 2003)
• FIU makes history with NCAA Regional berth (May 11, 2003)
• Big innings lift Ragin' Cajuns to victory over Golden Panthers in title game of SBC Softball Championship (May 10, 2003)
• Nealer, Barrett shut down WKU to advance FIU to SBC title game (May 9, 2003)
• FIU can't get bats going in loss to No. 21 Louisiana-Lafayette (May 9, 2003)
• Dubovik's game-winning hit lifts FIU over MT and advances in SBC Championship (May 8, 2003)
• Softball lands nine on All-SBC teams; Gwydir named Coach of the Year (May 7, 2003)
• Owens, Wolter named to Verizon Academic All-District II Second Team (May 6, 2003)
• FIU sweeps Middle Tennessee; will be No. 2 in SBC Championship (May 4, 2003)
• Dubovik goes 6-for-7 as FIU splits with Middle Tennessee (May 3, 2003)
• Nealer named SBC Pitcher of the Week for second time this season (April 28, 2003)
• Wolter, Owens and pitching staff help FIU to doubleheader sweep of WKU (April 27, 2003)
• Owens named SBC Hitter of the Week (April 21, 2003)
• FIU sweeps 20th-ranked Ragin' Cajuns (April 20, 2003)
• FIU drops conference doubleheader to Ragin' Cajuns (April 19, 2003)
• Win streak ends as FAU tops Golden Panthers (April 15, 2003)
• FIU rolls over St. Thomas; win streak reaches 13 games (April 11, 2003)
• Nealer Named SB Pitcher of the Week (April 7, 2003)
• Golden Panthers trounce Aggies to remain undefeated in league play; continue assault on school's consecutive-wins record (April 6, 2003)
• FIU sets new school mark with ninth consecutive victory; opens conference play with doubleheader sweep of New Mexico State (April 5, 2003)
• FIU sweeps doubleheader with Turnpike-rival FAU (March 30, 2003)
• Barrett named SBC Pitcher of the Week (March 24, 2003)
• FIU wins two at Rebel Classic, reaching .500 mark for first time this season (March 22, 2003)
• Golden Panthers sweep Manhattan, inch closer to .500 (March 18, 2003)
• Owens named SBC Hitter of the Week (March 18, 2003)
• FIU advances to title game of Nike Blue & Gold Classic with 3-2 win over No. 24 UMass (March 16, 2003)
• Golden Panthers beat No. 20 Texas A&M, get by Syracuse on Nike Classic opening day (March 14, 2003)
• Nealer, Perry help FIU split with Tennessee-Chattanooga (March 12, 2003)
• Nealer, Laminack combine to no-hit Providence (March 9, 2003)
• FIU gains split at rain-delayed Seminole Invitational (March 8, 2003)
• Buffalo and Tennessee take home honors at Coca-Cola Golden Panther Invitational (March 2, 2003)
• FIU splits opening day of Coca-Cola Classic (Feb. 28, 2003)
• Laminack, Owens push FIU over Furman, 4-1 (Feb. 26, 2003)
• FIU takes Worth Classic third-place game with 7-1 win over LIU (Feb. 23, 2003)
• Golden Panthers drop pair at FAU Worth Classic (Feb. 22, 2003)
• FIU splits pair at Worth Classic (Feb. 21, 2003)
• Golden Panthers remain winless at Pepsi Arizona Classic (Feb. 16, 2003)
• FIU drops two at soggy Pepsi Arizona Classic (Feb. 15, 2003)
• Seventh-inning home run downs FIU, 1-0 (Feb. 11, 2003)
• FIU beats FAU, 4-0, to win Schlotzsky's/FIU Invitational title (Feb. 9, 2003)
• FIU and FAU to vie for Schlotzsky's/FIU Invitational championship (Feb. 8, 2003)
• FIU falls twice on opening day of Schlotzsky's/FIU Invitational (Feb. 7, 2003)
• Georgia beats Golden Panthers, 5-1, for Diamond Classic championship (Feb. 2, 2003)
• No. 17 Georgia and FIU to tangle for Diamond Sports Classic championship (Feb. 1, 2003)
• FIU defeats Illinois State, falls to No. 17 Georgia in day one of Fun & Sun Classic (Jan. 31, 2003)
• FIU opens 2003 campaign with Fun & Sun Classic (Jan. 29, 2003)
• FIU picked second in Sun Belt Conference preseason coaches' poll (Jan. 23, 2003)
• Gwydir, FIU ink three (Nov. 20, 2003)
• Late run holds up as Louisiana gets by FIU, 1-0 (May 10, 2002)
• Golden Panthers take SBC Tourney opener, 5-1, over Western Kentucky (May 9, 2002)
• Softball has four players named to the All-Sun Belt Conference team (May 8, 2002)
• FIU and Western Kentucky split second straight doubleheader (May 5, 2002)
• FIU and Western Kentucky split a doubleheader (May 4, 2002)
• Softball snaps its five game losing skid at No. 10 Florida Atlantic (May 1, 2002)
• Softball loses doubleheader against No. 19 Louisiana-Lafayette (April 28, 2002)
• Softball drops a 1-0 decision to FAU (April 21, 2002)
• FIU defeats St. Thomas in the bottom of the seventh, 2-1 (April 18, 2002)
• Nealer named Sun Belt Pitcher of the Week for the second time (April 15, 2002)
• FIU gains double-header sweep over New Mexico State (April 14, 2002)
• Softball splits a pair with New Mexico State (April 13, 2002)
• Softball takes the four-game series over Middle Tennessee (April 7, 2002)
• Softball starts Sun Belt Conference play with two wins over Middle Tennessee (April 6, 2002)
• FAU homers past Softball, 4-1 (April 3, 2002)
• Softball ranked in first NCAA Regional Poll (March 28, 2002)
• Nealer named Sun Belt Pitcher of the Week (March 25, 2002)
• Softball defeats No. 14 Iowa (March 24, 2002)
• Softball splits with No. 23 Minnesota (March 20, 2002)
• UMass wins Coca-Cola Classic with 2-1, extra-inning win over FIU (March 17, 2002)
• FIU earns No. 1 seed for Sunday's Coca-Cola Classic finals (March 16, 2002)
• Golden Panthers open Coca-Cola Classic with wins (March 15, 2002)
• FIU gains split with a 2-1 nightcap win over Rhode Island (March 13, 2002)
• Softball gets two victories over Wichita State (March 4, 2002)
• Softball falls to Auburn, 5-3 (March 3, 2002)
• Softball earns two victories in the Golden Panther Invitational (March 2, 2002)
• FAU's Myers dominates the Golden Panthers, 2-0 (February 20, 2002)
• Softball wins the GRU Classic, 5-0, over host Florida (February 10, 2002)
• Softball earns trip to the championship game of the GRU Classic (February 9, 2002)
• Softball takes two at the GRU Classic (February 8, 2002)
• Softball opens with extra inning loss to Arkansas, 5-3 (January 31, 2002)
• Softball ready to open season with a tough schedule (January 31, 2002)
• Coach Gwydir announces new assistant coach (January 18, 2002)
• Softball announces four signings (December 13, 2001)