MIAMI (May 29, 2015) – Three errors in the first two innings led to six Miami runs as the FIU baseball team (29-30) fell to the No. 8-ranked Miami Hurricanes (45-14), 6-2, in the opening round of the 2015 Coral Gables Regional on Friday night.
Five Panthers registered hits on the night, including junior
Edwin Rios and freshman
Eddie Silva, who each recorded two knocks on the night. Rios went 2-for-4, while Silva was 2-for-2 with a walk from the plate. Junior
Zack Soria went 1-for-4 with an RBI and senior
Julius Gaines drove in the Panthers' second run.
Freshman
Andres Nunez (6-6) suffered the loss, allowing six runs on six hits in six and one-third innings of action. The right-hander struck out four on the night.
The Panthers fell behind early as the Hurricanes scored four runs in the bottom of the first. UM scored four runs on two hits and two FIU errors in the inning.
The Hurricanes added two runs in the bottom of the second to take a 6-0 lead.
In the top of the eighth, the Panthers scored two runs as Soria and Gaines each drove in runs with the bases loaded as junior
Austin Rodriguez and freshman
Jack Schaaf crossed the plate. However, FIU could not make up the remaining four-run deficit, falling to the Hurricanes, 6-2.
FIU will face East Carolina in an elimination game on Saturday, May 30. Right-hander
Chris Mourelle will take the mound for the Panthers and will face the Pirates' Reid Love. First pitch is set for 1 p.m. ET as the game will air on ESPN3.
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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 Ocean Bank Field at FIU Stadium. About FIU:
Florida International University is recognized as a Carnegie engaged university. It is a public research university with colleges and schools that offer more than 180 bachelor's, master's and doctoral programs in fields such as engineering, international relations, architecture, law and medicine. As one of South Florida's anchor institutions, FIU contributes $8.9 billion each year to the local economy. FIU is Worlds Ahead in finding solutions to the most challenging problems of our time. FIU emphasizes research as a major component of its mission. FIU has awarded over 200,000 degrees and enrolls more than 54,000 students in two campuses and three centers including FIU Downtown on Brickell, FIU@I-75, and the Miami Beach Urban Studios. FIU also supports artistic and cultural engagement through its three museums: the Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum, the Wolfsonian-FIU, and the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU. FIU is a member of Conference USA and has over 400 student-athletes participating in 18 sports. For more information about FIU, visit http://www.fiu.edu/.
