Eagles Fall 2-0 to FIU in FIU Classic Championship Game

Sunday, February 16

Miami, FL

12:30 PM

Georgia Southern University

7-2

FIU

8-2

Georgia Southern

FIU

2/16/2014 3:42:00 PM | Softball

Box Score

Kaitlyn Johnson goes 3-for-3 in tournament finale

MIAMI – Georgia Southern dropped a 2-0 decision to Florida International in the finale of the FIU Classic Championship Game on Sunday afternoon. The Eagles out-hit the Panthers on the day, but two runs in the fifth gave the home side the 2-0 victory.

"We didn't get the win today, but I felt like it was a good weekend for us," said Head Coach Annie Smith. "We played another good game and we had runners in scoring position, but we couldn't drive them."

Offensively it was a tale of missed opportunities for the Eagles with six hits including a pair of doubles. Georgia Southern stranded six runners on base and had a runner in scoring position in four of the seven trips to the plate. Kaitlyn Johnson went 3-for-3 on the day and had a double in the first inning.

FIU scored the game's only runs in the fifth inning with the first coming on a one-out home run. Three-straight hits following the home run plated the Panthers' second run of the game and gave the home team a 2-0 advantage.

Georgia Southern stranded a pair of runners in the seventh when Morgan Robinson opened the inning with a single down the left field line. A walk to Lindsey Wilcox put runners on first and second with no outs. FIU brought in a relief pitcher that extinguished the Eagle threat and ended the game.

Sarah Purvis went the distance in the circle for the Eagles, falling to 3-2 on the year and 2-1 on the weekend, allowing two runs off five hits and striking out seven batters.

Next weekend the Eagles travel to Gainesville, Fla., site of last season's NCAA Tournament trip. Georgia Southern faces Coastal Carolina, Troy, Indiana and undefeated Florida in the Lipton Invitational.

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