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Sunday, February 23, 2003
FIU takes Worth Classic
third-place game with 7-1 win over LIU
 IU's
bats finally came to life as the Golden Panthers (6-14) took
third place at the Florida Atlantic Worth Classic Sunday afternoon
in Boca Raton with a 7-1 win over Long Island University (3-4).
The Golden Panthers banged out 11 hits for a season high and
their seven runs tied a season best, accomplished in the fourth
game of the season against Illinois State.
Amanda Nealer (6-4) and Nicole Barrett combined
on a three hitter and Stephanie Wolter had three hits
in her first three at bats of the game, giving her six straight
safeties over a two-game span.
Wolter had a hand in the first four FIU runs on the afternoon.
In the first inning, she singled to lead off the game, stole
second base and scored when LIU threw away an attempted sacrifice
bunt by FIU's Nicole Dubovik.
FIU adds two more runs in the third on a Meagan Dontrich
opposite-field triple and a Wolter's single. She would later
cross the plate on a fielder's choice. One inning later, it was
Wolter again, this time with a two-out triple that scored Amber
Gill.
The Golden Panthers added three insurance runs on five hits
in the seventh inning. Dubovik manufactured the first run with
a single, steals of second and third base and scoring on an LIU
error A Lindsay Tippings double and Gill single produces
the other two runs.
Nealer went the first four innings, charged with the LIU run
on two hits. After allowing a leadoff single to Margie Foster
leading off the fifth inning, Barrett took the mound in relief.
A wild pitch moved Foster to second base; she moved to third
on a single by Alissa Villanueva and scored on Barrett's
second wild pitch of the inning.
But FIU's freshman hurler settled in from there and picked
up her second save of the year with three innings of one-hit
relief.
LIU starting pitcher Crystal Eubanks (3-1) suffered
her first loss of the season, lasting five innings and allowing
four runs on five hits.
The Golden Panthers return to the diamond this coming Wednesday,
Feb. 26 for a single game against Furman beginning at 7:00 p.m. |