Junior Gabby Spallone (Miami, Florida / Palmetto HS) tied her career high with four RBI over 20 hours and Stephanie Texeira (Miami, Florida / Gulliver Prep) hit her 13th home run of the season as FIU came from behind to defeat Marshall 6-4 Sunday morning at Dot Hicks Field in Conference USA action. The win was only the second for the team when trailing after five innings this season.
FIU is now 26-25, improving the conference record to 9-11. Marshall falls to 26-24, 10-10 in the league.
After waiting three hours to start the second game of the Saturday doubleheader due to rain in Huntington, West Virginia, the Panthers led 2-0 until giving up four runs in the fifth when the umpires halted the game due to darkness.