Box Score REENVILLE, N.C. (May 4, 2014) – FIU Baseball (34-12, 14-10) got a clutch, two-out, two-run single from senior Tyler Hibbert in the top of the eighth inning, giving the Panthers a 2-1 victory over East Carolina (28-21, 13-11) to sweep the series on Sunday afternoon.
 
Freshman Chris Mourelle improved to 8-2 with a 1.76 ERA in the victory, as he gave up six hits and just one earned run. Senior Mike Gomez earned career save number 25, as he closed out the final 1 1/3 innings of the game. Senior Zach Sweety led the Panthers with two hits.
East Carolina got on the board in the bottom of the sixth, as the Pirates recorded three-straight base-hits to lead off the inning, resulting in the one run.
 
With one out in the top of the eighth inning, junior L.K. Thompson walked and then was pinch-ran for by freshman Kolby Follis. Junior Roche Woodard followed with a base-hit, where Follis moved to third on. Then with two outs, Hibbert delivered a big two-run single to put the Panthers ahead 2-1.
 
Mourelle got one out in the eighth, and then handed the ball over to senior Mitchell Davis, who punched out ECU's Zach Houchins. From there, Gomez came in to earn the final four outs to tack on another save to his school record.
 
FIU is next in action this Wednesday, as it hosts South Florida at 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 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/.