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Box Score 2 MIAMI (Feb. 15, 2014) – The FIU baseball team (3-0) out-hit (26-6) and out-scored (18-1) the Rutgers Scarlet Knights (0-3) during a double header on Saturday from the FIU Baseball Stadium.
The Panthers opened the day with a dominant performance, downing Rutgers, 13-1. FIU registered 20 hits as 10 different Panthers got in the hit column. Four players had three hits apiece in the game with junior
Julius Gaines going 3-for-6 with three RBI and two runs scored, junior Aramis Garica going 3-for-4 with two RBI and two runs scored, junior
Josh Anderson going 3-for-4 with two runs scored, and freshman
JC Escarra going 3-for-5 with two runs scored.
FIU used four runs in the first and six runs in the third to put the game away and earn the team's second win to start the season.
Senior
Ty Sullivan (1-0) picked up the win giving up no runs and no hits in two innings of action, while striking out two. Rutgers' Jon Young was saddled with the loss, allowing 10 runs on 13 hits in 3.0 innings of action.
Game two saw FIU blank the Scarlet Knight, 5-0, in seven innings. Anderson and Garcia combined for four hits and four RBI to lead the Panthers to the shutout victory. Anderson went 2-for-4 with three RBI. Garcia hit 2-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored.
Once again, the Panthers jumped out early on the Scarlet Knight, scoring three runs in the first and another run in the second. FIU held Rutgers to just two hits in the contest.
Junior Mike Ellis (1-0) earned the victory, allowing no runs on two hits, while striking out three in five innings of action. Rutgers' hurler Donovan Waller picked up the loss, lasting just one inning, giving up three runs on three hits.
Both teams will wrap up the weekend series on Sunday, Feb. 16. First pitch is slated for 1:00 p.m.
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Season tickets for the upcoming FIU baseball season are now on sale. Tickets for the 2014 campaign cost just $50 per ticket for all fans this year. Fans can purchase tickets online, over the phone by calling 305-FIU-GAME, or in person at the R. Kirk Landon Fieldhouse Box Office. Student admission is free to all FIU baseball home games.
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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 bachelor¹s, master¹s and doctoral programs in fields such as engineering, international relations, architecture, law and medicine. As one of South Florida¹s 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. FIU has awarded 200,000 degrees and enrolls 50,000 students in two campuses and three centers including FIU Downtown on Brickell and the Miami Beach Urban Studios. FIU is a member of Conference USA and has 400 student-athletes participating in 18 sports. For more information about FIU, visit http://www.fiu.edu/.
