Box Score BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (March 30, 2014) – The 29th-ranked FIU baseball team (22-6, 7-5) picked up a 2-0 victory over the UAB Blazers on Sunday afternoon. The shutout for the Panther pitching staff gives them 10 this year, moving into second place in FIU's single season shutouts list.
Freshman right-hander
Chris Mourelle improved to a perfect 5-0 in the victory, going 5 1/3 innings, giving up six hits and striking out three hitters. He lowered his season ERA to 0.73. Senior
Mike Gomez picked up his 21st career save, moving just two saves shy of tying Ozzie Lugo for first on FIU's all-time saves list. Juniors
Aramis Garcia and
Josh Anderson each had two hits for the Panthers.
The Panthers scored their first run of the weekend in the second inning. Freshman
Brandon Gomez reached on a one-out walk, advanced to second on a wild pitch and moved to third on a base-hit from junior
L.K. Thompson. Junior
Julius Gaines then reached on a fielder's choice to score Gomez, giving FIU a 1-0 lead.
Garcia led off the fifth inning with a double down the left field line for his second hit of the game. After advancing to third on a wild pitch, Anderson drove him in with a single up the middle, putting the Panthers up 2-0.
Along with Gomez's two-inning save, FIU got strong relief pitching from sophomore
Charles Cormier, senior
Mitchell Davis and freshman
Gunnar McNeill.
The Panthers are back in action this Tuesday, hosting Bethune-Cookman at 6 p.m. at the FIU Baseball Stadium.
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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/.
