Venessa Gallegos

Five Panthers receive All-Conference honors

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 […]

Panthers’ softball secure No. 3 seed in 2018 C-USA Softball Championship

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 […]

Panthers win crucial series against Middle Tennessee

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 […]

Panthers’ softball will rely heavily on freshmen

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 […]

Panthers’ softball struggles to generate offense during the Felsberg Invitational

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 […]

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