Box Score MIAMI (April 26, 2014) – The FIU baseball team (30-12) earned a two-game sweep over Saint Peter's on Saturday afternoon at the FIU Baseball Stadium. The Panthers took the first game, 2-0, followed by a 6-2 victory in game two.
Freshman
Cody Crouse threw 6 2/3 innings of scoreless ball to improve his record to 4-2 and drop his ERA to 1.22. Junior
Aramis Garcia led the Panthers with two hits in the victory. Senior
Mike Gomez picked up his 23rd career save, tying him with Ozzie Lugo (2000-01) for the most saves in program history. The FIU pitching staff recorded their 13th shutout of the season, which extends their Conference USA single-season shutouts record.
FIU manufactured its first run with two outs and nobody on in the fourth. Junior
Julius Gaines singled to center, followed by a walk to freshman
Brandon Gomez. Freshman J.C. Escarra came up with a clutch RBI single through the right side of the infield to give FIU a 1-0 lead.
The Panthers added an insurance run in the seventh, as senior
Tyler Hibbert scored on an errant throw off a stolen base, upping FIU's lead to 2-0.
Charlie Cormier,
Mitchell Davis and Gomez followed Crouse to complete the shutout. Gomez pitched two innings to record his sixth save of the season and 23rd of his FIU career.
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Fans can purchase tickets online, over the phone by calling 305-FIU-GAME, or in person at the R. Kirk Landon Fieldhouse Box Office. Tickets cost just $5 and group pricing is available for groups of 20 or more. 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/.
