Box Score DELAND, Fla. -- Stetson scored in the first three innings of Wednesday evening's mid-week game with FIU (7-6) en route to a 16-3 win at Melching Field in DeLand.

The Hatters scored five runs off FIU starting pitcher Alex Seibold (0-1) and three runs off Dillon Maya to build an 8-3 lead. The Hatters scored two runs in the first inning and three runs in both the second and third innings. Stetson had 10 hits in the first three innings -- nine of the hits were singles.

FIU scored its runs in the first and second innings. T.J. Shantz came around to score on an error after he walked in the first inning. Shantz then had an RBI single in the second inning to plate the third FIU run. The Panthers scored their second run when Oscar Aguirre, who walked to leadoff the second inning, scored on a double play ground ball.

The Panthers return home to the FIU Baseball Stadium to open a three-game series against No. 19 Rice beginning Friday. The first pitch for series opener is at 6 p.m. on Friday evening.

You can watch all FIU baseball home games on PantherVision on FIUSports.com.

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 50,000 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/.