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Eddie Silva was 3 for 5 with 2 home runs and 3 RBI.
12
Winner Jacksonville State JSU 7-2
6
FIU FIU 4-5
Winner
Jacksonville State JSU
7-2
12
Final
6
FIU FIU
4-5
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R H E
Jacksonville State JSU 0 1 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 12 13 0
FIU FIU 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 15 4

W: Austin Brewster (2-0) L: Soto, Gio (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

JSU tops FIU in 12 innings

Jacksonville State scored six runs in the top of the 12th inning to defeat FIU, 12-6, Friday night in the opener of a three-game series at the FIU ballpark.

The Gamecocks improved to 7-2. The Panthers dropped to 4-5.

Tied 6-6 in the 12th, JSU got three consecutive RBI singles to snap the tie.

FIU rallied to send the game into extra innings.

Down 5-1, the Panthers used solo home runs from Austin Shenton and Eddie Silva to help lead their comeback.

Silva was 3 for 5 with two solo home runs and three RBI. Logan Allen also had three hits, going 3 for 6.

FIU tied the score at 6 in the bottom of the seventh inning. Silva's RBI single brought the Panthers within one run. Christian Khawam evened the game with a sacrifice fly.

The Panthers used nine pitchers Friday and got nifty relief outings from freshmen Daniel Brown and Steven Casey. Brown went 3 1/3 innings and allowed one run. Casey pitched 3 1/3 scoreless relief to finish the eighth inning and pitch through the 11th.

FIU and JSU play the middle game of the series Saturday at 6 p.m.
 
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