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Orfano
5
Niagara NIA 5-13
6
Winner FIU FIU 13-12
Niagara NIA
5-13
5
Final
6
FIU FIU
13-12
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E
Niagara NIA 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 5 10 1
FIU FIU 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 6 11 0

W: Shannon Saile (8-5) L: Cotton, Karsen (2-4)

Game Recap: Softball |

Softball Falls To FIU In Extra Innings

MIAMI, Fla. – The Niagara softball team fell to Florida International University (FIU), 6-5, in extra innings on Thursday.

Game Summary
Final Score: FIU 6, Niagara 5 (8 innings)
Game Leaders: Kelsey Harrigan (2 RBIs), Kendall Watkins (2 RBIs, 1 HR)
Records: FIU (13-12), Niagara (5-13)
Location: Felsberg Field – Miami, Florida

Game Recap
  • The Panthers took a 1-0 lead over the Purple Eagles in the first inning. In the top of the fifth, the Purple Eagles took the lead. Kelsey Harrigan doubled to right center to score Taylor Moody and Sarah Trifoso and put NU up, 2-1.
  • Niagara extended its lead, 3-1, in the sixth inning with a solo homerun from Jerri Ann Orfano.
  • FIU reclaimed the lead in the sixth inning, scoring three times to take a 5-3 advantage over the Purple Eagles. Niagara answered quickly; a two-run homerun from Watkins tied things up, 5-5.
  • Niagara held the Panthers scoreless in the bottom of the seventh, forcing the game into extra innings.
  • The Purple Eagles went scoreless in the top of the eighth. A run from the Panthers in the bottom of the eighth, however, gave them the 6-5 walk-off win.

Inside the Numbers
  • Harrigan and Watkins led the Purple Eagles with two RBIs each.
  • Orfano, Trifoso and Jennifer Timm each had two hits.
  • Watkins and Orfano each hit their third homeruns of the season, which leads the Purple Eagles.
  • In the circle, Karsen Cotton (2-4) faced 34 batters and struck out one in 7.2 innings pitched.

Up Next
  • The Purple Eagles compete in the Homewood Suites by Hilton RDU/RTP Challenge in Raleigh, N.C. March 23-25.

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