By Brett Shweky/Sports Director Softball head coach Gator Rebhan has “agreed to part ways” with the program according to FIU Athletics. Tyson Rodgers, the school’s Director of Sports Information, confirmed the news to PantherNow on Saturday, Oct. 13. Rodgers discussed how more information will be released sometime this week. Recently hired assistant coach […]
By Brett Shweky/ Sports Director The FIU softball team had their postseason run cut short Wednesday, as the Panthers were shutout 4-0 against Middle Tennessee in the fourth game of the 2018 C-USA Championship. MTSU pitcher Cori Jennings led the Blue Raiders by throwing a no-hitter against the Panthers and limited them to just […]
By Brett Shweky/Sports Director With the 2018 Conference USA Softball Championship around the corner, the league has announced the conference honors for the regular season. For the Panthers, the team led C-USA with the most players selected to the First Team, while also having a two others earn accolades. Sophomore pitcher Shannon Saile, junior […]
By Brett Shweky/Sports Director The FIU softball team has earned the No. 3 seed in the 2018 Conference USA Championship Tournament following the conclusion of their regular season this past Sunday. The Panthers concluded their year going 30-24 overall and 14-8 in C-USA. With the field now set for the conference tournament, eight teams […]
By Brett Shweky/Sports Director Game One: (23-22, 7-6 C-USA) FIU 4 – (27-16, 6-7 C-USA) Middle Tennessee 3 After falling down to an early deficit, the Panthers managed to complete a come from behind 4-3 victory against Middle Tennessee at the FIU Softball Stadium on April 14, by scoring the go-ahead run off a […]
By Xavier Holloway/Staff Writer As a freshman in college, Megan Kugelman was already breaking softball school records. She broke the record for the first player in school history, to throw two no-hitters in the same season. The Panthers’ pitcher won Conference USA pitcher of the week three weeks in a row, and also made […]
By Cristhian Plasencia/Asst. Sports Director Sophomore pitcher Shannon Saile and junior outfielder Jackie Schoff were named Conference USA Pitcher and Player of the Week, following their stellar performances against No. 4 ranked Florida (32-5) and the (16-19-1) Marshall Thundering Herd. The Panthers managed to shut out the No. 4 Gators in the second game […]
By Brett Shweky/Sports Director In the Panthers’ first game of the season at the Felsberg Invitational, the team’s opening lineup included an array of freshmen. Second baseman Venessa Gallegos and catcher AnnMarie Cooker made their college debuts against the St. John’s Red Storm and contributed towards the team’s first victory of the year. Gallegos […]
By Brett Shweky/Sports Director – Nicholas Poblete/Asst. Sports Director – Cristhian Plasencia/Asst. Sports Director Game One: (1-0) FIU 4 – (0-1) St. John’s 1 Panthers’ softball opened the 2018 season with a 4-1 victory over the St. John’s Red Storm on Feb. 9 at the Felsberg Invitational, as pitcher Shannon Saile (1-0) controlled […]
By Brett Shweky/Sports Director With South Carolina scoring their first run in the seventh inning and challenging the Panthers’ 3-1 lead, sophomore pitcher Shannon Saile struck out the final two batters for the Gamecocks to stop the opposition’s threat and conclude the game. She ended the game tying her career-high in strikeouts with 15, […]
