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Friday, April 11, 2003
FIU rolls over St. Thomas;
win streak reaches 13 games
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Florida International softball team reeled off its 12th- and
13th- consecutive victories as the Golden Panthers swept St.
Thomas (8-8, 0-0) in a doubleheader Friday night at University
Park.
FIU batted .500 as a team and totaled seven extra-base hits,
including a solo home run to left field from Marleah Stapf in
game two. FIU's Cindy Turek and Megan Dontrich each went 4-for-5
on the night while Stephanie Wolter batted 5-for-7 with three
RBI and four runs scored. FIU swiped 11 bases on the evening,
including seven in the first contest which tied a school single-game
record.
Golden Panther hurlers Kendra Laminack (9-7) and Amanda Nealer
(16-6) earned the victories.
Katherine Alge batted 2-for-4 for the Bobcats while STU pitchers
Jessica Millar (6-11) and Amanda Metcalf (9-7) suffered the losses.
FIU improves to 28-19 on the season while St. Thomas falls
to 16-18-1.
The Golden Panthers host Florida Atlantic in a single game
on Tuesday night at 6:00 p.m. |