Box Score Daytona Beach, Fla.  (Feb. 20, 2013) – The FIU baseball team (3-1) was on the wrong end of a 1-0 shutout against the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats Wednesday evening at Jackie Robinson Ballpark. FIU starter Ty Sullivan suffered the loss, going five innings and giving up a run on five hits while striking out three.

Montana Durapau tossed the shutout for the Wildcats for his first win of the season. The Panthers only managed three hits off the righty, with Josh Anderson, Zach Sweety and Oscar Aguirre each singling in the contest.

The Wildcats scored in the bottom of second after a bases loaded walk to Chris Biocic.

Making their debuts for the Panthers were freshmen Chris Elander and Charlie Cormier, who combined with Albert Cardenas and Dillon Maya to hold the Wildcats scoreless in three innings of relief. FIU pitchers are sporting a combined 1.29 ERA through the first four games of the season.

The Panthers return home for a three-game weekend series against Manhattan. First pitch for Friday's game is at 6 p.m. Saturday's game is at 4 p.m. and the series finale on Sunday is at 1 p.m. All three games of the series against Manhattan can be seen on PantherVision beginning at 5:55 p.m. on Friday.

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About FIU Athletics: FIU Athletics is home to more than 400 student-athletes in 18 different sports. Athletic events are played in seven different venues on FIU's campuses (Modesto A. Maidique and Biscayne Bay), including U.S. Century Bank Arena and Alfonso Field at FIU Stadium.

About FIU: Florida International University is recognized as a Carnegie engaged university. Its colleges and schools offer more than 180 bachelors, masters and doctoral programs in fields such as engineering, international relations, architecture, law and medicine. As one of South Florida's anchor institutions, FIU is worlds ahead in its local and global engagement, finding solutions to the most challenging problems of our time. FIU emphasizes research as a major component of its mission and enrolls nearly 48,000 students in two campuses and three centers including FIU Downtown on Brickell and the Miami Beach Urban Studios. More than 140,000 alumni live and work in South Florida. For more information about FIU, visit http://www.fiu.edu/.