FIU’s baseball team earned some positive attention last week by beating its rivals, the Miami Hurricanes, in two consecutive games — an 11-run rout and a walk-off win.
The Panthers won nine of 10 games to improve to 11-7 entering their Conference USA opener this weekend against visiting Charlotte.
Two other FIU programs are enjoying a highly successful spring — the softball team and women’s tennis team.
The softball team enters Saturday with a nine-game win streak and a 23-6 record. Freshman Shannon Saile, the league’s reigning Pitcher of the Week, is 5-0 with a 0.