Box Score MIAMI (April 1, 2014) – The FIU baseball team (23-6) picked up its second victory over Bethune-Cookman this season, an 8-4 win over the Wildcats at the FIU Baseball Stadium Tuesday evening. Sophomore
Edwin Rios drove in four runs in the victory.
Junior Mike Ellis tied for the team lead in wins, earning his fifth victory, this one in relief. Senior
Mitchell Davis, sophomore Charles Cormierand senior
Mike Gomez combined for one hit allowed in three innings of relief. Rios, senior
Tyler Hibbert and junior
Roche Woodard each had two hits in the win.
The Panthers plated their first run in the fourth inning, coming on two outs. Earlier in the inning, junior
Josh Anderson walked with two outs. Junior
Brian Portelli singled and
Brandon Gomez delivered an RBI single giving FIU a 1-0 lead.
The two-out runs continued as the Panthers scored four runs on two outs in the fifth. Junior
Julius Gaines,
Aramis Garcia and Anderson reached on a walk, hit and intentional walk, respectively to load the bases. Rios ripped a single to center field to plate two runs. B-CU shortstop Shaun McCarty committed an error in Portelli's at-bat, scoring two runs to give FIU the lead.
Back-to-back walks to lead off the sixth inning for Woodard and Hibbert allowed for three more runs to score. Garcia drove in the first run on a sacrifice fly. Then with runners on the corners, Rios drove in two more on a double to give FIU an 8-4 advantage.
FIU is back in action this weekend, hosting a three-game set with Old Dominion. Friday's first pitch is slated for 6 p.m.
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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/.
