Box Score NEW ORLEANS, La. (May 16, 2014) – Tulane scored on a bases loaded infield hit in the bottom of the ninth to earn the walk-off win over FIU on Friday night, 3-2.
Junior
Josh Anderson led the way for the Panthers, going 2-for-4 while driving in one run. The Panthers had a tough night against Tulane starting pitcher, Randy LeBlanc, who gave up just four hits in 8 1/3 innings of work.
Tulane kicked off the bottom of the first with two-straight singles off junior starting pitcher
Robby Kalaf. Stephen Alemais led off with a single, and then scored. Garrett Descahamp doubled to left centerfield, where the ball appeared to skip over the wall, deflect off the net and bounce back into play. It was not ruled a ground rule double, and Tulane took a 1-0 lead.
Alemais continued to be a thorn in the side to the Panthers as he singled with one out in the third, stole second and then advanced to third on the throwing error on the steal attempt. An RBI groundout scored Alemais to give the Green Wave a 2-0 lead.
In the top of the seventh, senior
Tyler Hibbert worked a leadoff walk, advanced to second, and then scored on Anderson's single to cut the Tulane lead to 2-1.
Trailing 2-1 heading into the ninth, junior
Julius Gaines reached on an error and then advanced to third on a base-hit by Anderson. Sophomore
Edwin Rios delivered the game-tying hit, forcing Tulane to hit in the bottom of the ninth.
FIU closes out the 2014 regular season at 2 p.m. ET on Saturday.
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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 at the FIU Football 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/.
