Box Score MIAMI (Feb. 22, 2014) – The FIU Baseball team improved to 7-0 with a 10-0 victory over the Stony Brook Seawolves on Saturday night at the FIU Baseball Stadium. The Panthers are off to 7-0 start for the seventh time in program history.
 
Junior pitcher Mike Ellis improved to 2-0 with a 5 1/3 inning start, striking out seven batters while allowing just three hits. FIU's bullpen continued to be dominant, allowing just two hits and a total of four base runners along with six strikeouts in 3 2/3 innings of relief.
 
Sophomore second baseman Edwin Rios had a breakout game, going 4-for-5 with three RBI. Junior catcher Aramis Garcia garnered two hits and scored two runs. Sophomore Antonio Rodriguez had a pinch-hit, bases-clearing double in the seventh inning. Junior Josh Anderson also doubled and drove in two-runs.
 
FIU has scored in the first inning in all seven games this season, as the Panthers plated three on four hits in the first inning. Junior Julius Gaines and Garcia each singled in the inning, which led to an Anderson RBI groundout, scoring Gaines. Rios followed with a single through the right side to score Garcia. Junior L.K. Thompson capped it off with an RBI single up the middle to plate Rios.
 
Garcia led off the third inning with a base-hit and then stole second base for his second steal of the season. Rios tallied his second RBI of the contest by driving in Garcia later in the inning.
 
FIU's big inning came in the seventh. The first two batters in senior Tyler Hibbert and Gaines reached base safely. Then with one out, a failed pickoff attempt by Stony Brook allowed Hibbert to score from second and Gaines to advance to third. Anderson ripped his third double of the season down the left field line to score Gaines and give the Panthers a 6-0 lead. Rios followed that with his third run driven in of the night, a single to score Anderson from second. FIU loaded the bases with a pinch-hitting opportunity for Rodriguez. The sophomore collected his first extra-base hit with a scorching double down the right field line to clear the bases, giving FIU a 10-0 advantage.
 
The Panthers will be back in action tomorrow at 1 p.m. to close out the series with the Seawolves. Freshman Cody Crouse will start for the Panthers.
 
Fans are encouraged to follow the Panthers on Twitter (@FIUBaseball) and become a fan on Facebook (Facebook.com/FIUBaseball) for all the latest FIU Baseball news. Follow all of FIU's 18 athletic teams on Twitter (@FIUAthletics), Facebook (Facebook.com/FIUSports), YouTube (FIUPanthers), and Instagram (FIUathletics).
 
#####
 
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.
 
#####
 
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/.