Sam Houston vs FIU (Apr 26, 2026)

 
Box Score
 

2026 Sam Houston Softball
Sam Houston at FIU
Apr 26, 2026 at Miami, Fla. (FIU Softball Stadium)

Sam Houston 3 (29-23,13-11 CUSA)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Sophia Lundstrom cf 
Veronica Harrison 1b 
Bella Perez c 
Peyton Helmly dp 
Tricia Yarotsky 3b 
Kyla Heine lf 
Morgan Holliday ss 
Jordan Peno rf/pr 
   Abbey Papadimitriou ph 
Kinsey Hobbs 2b 
   Emma Rekieta ph 
Tiffany Sanchez p 
   Abigail Young p 
Totals  26  18 
  

FIU 5 (32-16,14-10 CUSA)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Kally Meredi cf 
Kennedy Byrd dp 
   Chloe Bedwel pr 
Janelle Mart 1b 
Leah Clark 2b 
Paige Miller 3b 
Kendall Cath rf 
Zamya McBurr ss 
Isabella Per c 
Kaleena Down lf 
J'Dah Girigo p 
Totals  21  21 

Score by Innings                  R  H  E
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Sam Houston......... 003 000 0 -  3  6  3
FIU................. 100 130 X -  5  4  0
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E - Holliday, M. 2; Peno, J.. LOB - Bearkats 4; Panthers 3. HR - Helmly, P.. HBP - Leah Clark 2. SH - Holliday, M.; Kendall Cath. SF - Zamya McBurr.

Sam Houston   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Tiffany Sanchez L,11-8  4.1  16  20  79 
Abigail Young   1.2  21 
  
FIU   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
J'Dah Girigo W,8-6  7.0  26  28  12  91 

Win - J'Dah Girigo (8-6). Loss - Sanchez, T. (11-8). Save - None. HBP - by Sanchez, T. (Leah Clark); by Young, A. (Leah Clark). PB - Isabella Per. Inherited runners/scored: Young, A. 2/2. Pitches/strikes: Sanchez, T. 79/52; Young, A. 21/11; J'Dah Girigo 91/65.

Umpires - HP: Stephen Badin 1B: Nikos Williams 3B: Dustin Holton
Start: 11:05 AM Time: 1:39 Attendance: 109
Weather: Partly sunny, 79 degrees

 
Play-by-Play
 

2026 Sam Houston Softball
Sam Houston at FIU
Apr 26, 2026 at Miami, Fla. (FIU Softball Stadium)

Sam Houston starters: 4/cf Lundstrom, S; 25/1b Harrison, V.; 23/c Perez, B.; 2/dp Helmly, P.; 6/3b Yarotsky, T.; 9/lf Heine, K.; 21/ss Holliday, M.; 3/rf Peno, J.; 1/2b Hobbs, Ki.; 13/p Sanchez, T.;

FIU starters: 6/cf Kally Meredi; 21/dp Kennedy Byrd; 9/1b Janelle Mart; 23/2b Leah Clark; 18/3b Paige Miller; 7/rf Kendall Cath; 12/ss Zamya McBurr; 25/c Isabella Per; 22/lf Kaleena Down; 4/p J'Dah Girigo;

Sam Houston 1st - Lundstrom, S walked (3-0 BBBB). Harrison, V. flied out to cf (0-2 KKF). Perez, B. flied out to rf (0-1 K). Lundstrom, S advanced to second on a passed ball. Helmly, P. grounded out to 2b (2-1 BBF). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

FIU 1st - Kally Meredi singled to center field (0-1 F). Kennedy Byrd grounded out to ss (1-1 BF); Kally Meredi advanced to second. Janelle Mart singled to right field, RBI (1-1 BK); Kally Meredi scored. Leah Clark hit by pitch (1-2 KSBF); Janelle Mart advanced to second. Paige Miller flied out to cf (1-2 SFFB). Kendall Cath struck out swinging (3-2 BBFBSS). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Sam Houston 2nd - Yarotsky, T. flied out to rf (1-0 B). Heine, K. singled to pitcher, bunt (0-1 K). Holliday, M. struck out looking (1-2 SKBK). Peno, J. struck out swinging (2-2 BSBSS). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

FIU 2nd - Zamya McBurr lined out to ss (0-1 K). Isabella Per fouled out to ss (3-2 FBFBFBF). Kaleena Down struck out swinging (1-2 KBFS). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Sam Houston 3rd - Hobbs, Ki. flied out to lf (0-2 FK). Lundstrom, S singled up the middle (0-0). Harrison, V. singled through the right side (0-0); Lundstrom, S advanced to second. Perez, B. popped up to 2b (3-2 BBKBS). Helmly, P. homered to left field, 3 RBI (2-2 KSBB); Harrison, V. scored; Lundstrom, S scored. Yarotsky, T. flied out to cf (0-1 F). 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

FIU 3rd - Kally Meredi grounded out to 2b (2-2 FFBFBFF). Kennedy Byrd fouled out to c (1-1 KB). Janelle Mart flied out to cf (1-1 KB). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Sam Houston 4th - Heine, K. singled to right center (0-2 KK). Holliday, M. grounded out to 3b, bunt, SAC (1-0 B); Heine, K. advanced to second. Peno, J. grounded out to 2b (1-1 BK); Heine, K. advanced to third. Hobbs, Ki. grounded out to ss (0-1 F). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

FIU 4th - Leah Clark singled to shortstop (1-0 B). Paige Miller singled to shortstop (0-0); Leah Clark advanced to second. Kendall Cath out at first 1b to 2b, bunt, SAC (0-0); Paige Miller advanced to second; Leah Clark advanced to third. Zamya McBurr flied out to cf, SF, RBI (1-0 B); Leah Clark scored. Isabella Per flied out to lf (2-0 BB). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Sam Houston 5th - Lundstrom, S grounded out to 3b (1-0 B). Harrison, V. flied out to cf (0-1 F). Perez, B. grounded out to ss (0-2 KK). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

FIU 5th - Kaleena Down grounded out to 3b (1-2 FSBFF). Kally Meredi reached on a fielding error by ss (2-0 BB). Kennedy Byrd walked (3-2 BKBFFFFBB); Kally Meredi advanced to second. Young, A. to p for Sanchez, T.. Chloe Bedwel pinch ran for Kennedy Byrd. Janelle Mart reached on a fielder's choice, advanced to second, RBI (2-2 BKSBF); Chloe Bedwel advanced to third; Kally Meredi advanced to third on a throwing error by ss, scored, unearned. Leah Clark hit by pitch (2-0 BB). Paige Miller lined out to ss (0-1 K); Leah Clark advanced to second, out at third rf to c to 3b; Janelle Mart advanced to third, scored on a throwing error by rf, unearned; Chloe Bedwel scored, unearned. 3 runs, 0 hits, 3 errors, 0 LOB.

Sam Houston 6th - Helmly, P. struck out swinging (1-2 KSBFS). Yarotsky, T. popped up to ss (0-1 K). Heine, K. popped up to 1b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

FIU 6th - Kendall Cath lined out to 1b (3-2 BBBKF). Zamya McBurr flied out to cf (2-0 BB). Isabella Per grounded out to 3b (0-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Sam Houston 7th - Holliday, M. popped up to 2b (0-0). Papadimitrio pinch hit for Peno, J.. Papadimitrio singled up the middle (1-1 BS). Rekieta, E. pinch hit for Hobbs, Ki.. Peno, J. pinch ran for Papadimitrio. Rekieta, E. flied out to lf (3-2 KKBBFFFB). Lundstrom, S flied out to lf (3-2 BFBFBF). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

 
Line score
 


FIU 5, Sam Houston 3 (Apr 26, 2026 at Miami, Fla.)
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Sam Houston......... 003 000 0 -  3  6  3      (29-23, 13-11 CUSA)
FIU................. 100 130 X -  5  4  0      (32-16, 14-10 CUSA)
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Pitchers: Sam Houston - Tiffany Sanchez; Abigail Young(5) and Bella Perez. FIU - J'Dah Girigo
and Isabella Per.
Win-J'Dah Girigo(8-6)  Loss-Tiffany Sanchez(11-8)  T-1:39  A-109
HR SHSU - Peyton Helmly.
Weather: Partly sunny, 79 degrees