MIAMI (May 6, 2014) – The FIU baseball team looks to make it eight in a row as it hosts USF at 6 p.m. on Wednesday evening at the FIU Baseball Stadium.
Last Time Out
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) on Sunday to sweep the series on Sunday afternoon.
Recapping the Matchups this Season
- On March 12, a five-run seventh inning helped lift FIU to an 8-2 victory over USF. The Panthers collected 18 hits in the won. Sophomore reliever
Charles Cormier earned his first career victory, pitching 2 2/3 innings of one-hit ball. He relieved freshman starter
Chris Mourelle, who was solid, tossing 5 2/3 innings, giving up four hits and one earned run.
- Freshman
Brandon Gomez went a perfect 4-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
- Junior
Aramis Garcia was 3-for-6 with two doubles and a run scored.
- On March 25, FIU racked up 16 hits in a 9-0 victory over the Bulls. Hibbert went 3-for-3 with an RBI.
All-Time vs. USF
- FIU is 17-14 all-time against USF.
- In addition to winning both matchups this year, FIU won both games last season, a 5-4 victory in 11 innings on March 12 and a 4-3 10-inning affair on March 13.
Fans are encouraged to follow the Panthers on Twitter (@FIUBaseball) and become a fan on Facebook (Facebook.com/FIUBaseball) for all the latest FIU Baseball news. Follow all of FIU's 18 athletic teams on Twitter (@FIUAthletics), Facebook (Facebook.com/FIUSports), YouTube (FIUPanthers), and Instagram (FIUathletics).
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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 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/.
