Box Score MIAMI (March 2, 2013) – The FIU baseball team (7-4) fell at the hands of the No. 8-ranked Ole Miss Rebels (10-1) by a score of 8-2 Saturday afternoon at the FIU Baseball Stadium in Miami, Fla.

Sophomore Oscar Aguirre led the Panthers going 2 for 4 with a home run while junior Zach Sweety and Tyler James Shantz each had two hits. FIU junior Tyler Alexander (1-1) suffered the loss for the Panthers while Mike Mayers picked up his first win of the season for the Rebels.

FIU's only runs came off the bat of Aguirre who launched a two-run home run in the fifth inning. The home run was the first of the season for Aguirre.

FIU will take on Ole Miss in the final game of a three-game series on Sunday, March 3, with first pitch scheduled for Noon ET.

Fans are encouraged to follow @FIUBaseball on Twitter, and "Like" FIU baseball on Facebook (www.Facebook.com/FIU Baseball) for the latest Panther baseball news. Follow all of FIU's 18 athletic teams on Google+ (FIU Athletics), Twitter (@FIUAthletics), Facebook (Facebook.com/FIUSports), YouTube (FIUPanthers), and Instagram (FIUathletics). Select FIU home games will also be streamed live through FIUSports.com free of charge to FIU fans.

Tickets are on sale for all FIU home games at the University Credit Union Box Office at the R. Kirk Landon Field House or by calling 305-FIU-Game or logging on to
FIUSports.com.

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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/.