RUSTON, La. — FIU’s softball program suffered a 6-3 setback to Louisiana Tech in Conference USA (CUSA) play on Saturday, night the collection between the Bulldogs and Panthers at 1-1.
The Panthers (27-13, 9-8 CUSA) jumped out to a 3-0 lead over the Bulldogs (22-20, 8-9 CUSA) behind two homers from Kennedy Byrd, however Louisiana Tech scored six unanswered runs to declare the victory.
Byrd led the offensive effort with two hits and three RBI, launching a two-run homer in the primary and following that with a solo blast in the third. Kally Meredith additionally had two hits in the sport, scoring as soon as.
Meagan Villazon (8-1) took her first defeat of the season, pitching 3.2 innings whereas permitting 4 runs and 5 hits. Byrd began for FIU and went 2.1 innings, scattering six hits and giving up two earned runs.
After Byrd’s two huge flies put the Panthers up three, the Bulldogs answered with two solo pictures in the underside of the third to pull inside one. Following FIU’s pitching change, La Tech scored two in the fourth to take its first lead, pulling in entrance, 4-3. The Bulldogs tacked on two insurance coverage runs, one every in the fifth and sixth, to safe the end result. The Panthers have been retired in order in the ultimate two frames.
Byrd now has 38 RBI on the season, essentially the most for any Panther since Stephanie Teixeira had 52 RBI in 2017.
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