MIAMI (March 18, 2014) – The FIU baseball team (16-4, 3-3) hosts the Florida Memorial Lions on Wednesday at 6 p.m. from the FIU Baseball Stadium.
Movie Night at the Ballpark
Stick around after the game for an on-field showing of Angels in the Outfield, presented by FIUSPC. Bring your blankets and towels; no chairs please.
FIU will also be raffling off tickets to the Miley Cyrus concert on Saturday, March 22.
Quick Hitters
- As of March 16, FIU ranks in the top 10 nationally in five different statistical categories.
- Junior catcher
Aramis Garcia has been named to the Johnny Bench Award Watch List, an award that recognizes the nation's top catcher.
- Senior outfielder
Tyler Hibbert is ranked in the top 25 in the country with 10 stolen bases through March 10. He currently leads the conference in that category.
- Garcia is riding a career-high 14-game hitting streak. Sophomore
Edwin Rios and freshman
Brandon Gomez each have 10-game hitting streaks.
- Head Coach
Turtle Thomas earned his 200th career victory on March 8 vs. the Charlotte 49ers.
Last Time vs. FMU
- FIU collected 19 hits on the evening and hit three home runs in a 23-1 victory on Feb. 25.
FIU's three homers came from Garcia, Rios and freshman
Derek Deler, the first of his career.
Deler's home run was one of a few career-firsts for the Panthers that night. Freshman
Kolby Follis tallied his first career-hit, which was a triple that came late in the game. Junior
Alec Beyersdorf also tallied his first career hit in a Panther uniform in the eighth inning, a single up the middle. Anderson tallied six hits in a game for the first time in his career, falling one hit shy of tying the school record of seven.
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).
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Season tickets for the FIU baseball season are 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 FIU 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
