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MIAMI, FL - FEB 17: FIU infielder Javier Valdes (16) runs to third base as the Stony Brook University Seawolves faced the FIU Golden Panthers on February 17, 2019, at FIU Baseball Stadium in Miami, Florida.
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Winner Miami UM 6-2
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FIU FIU 3-4
Winner
Miami UM
6-2
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Final
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FIU FIU
3-4
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Miami UM 0 0 4 3 0 1 2 0 0 10 11 2
FIU FIU 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 2 8 13 1

W: Keysor, T. (1-0) L: Aleman, Franco (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Late Rally Falls Short Against Hurricanes

FIU falls to UM 10-8


MIAMI (Feb. 27, 2019) – Despite reeling off six unanswered runs on Wednesday night, the FIU baseball team dropped a 10-8 decision to the Miami Hurricanes to cap midweek action.
 
FIU trailed 10-2 in the bottom of the seventh inning, before the Panthers scored six unanswered runs and put a scare into the Hurricanes.
 
The Panthers and Hurricanes played to an electric atmosphere on Wednesday night, as 1,923 fans packed the FIU Baseball Stadium. The 1,923 in attendance marked the most for the Panthers since 2,112 watched FIU take on UM on Jan. 29, 2006.
 
With the loss, the Panthers fall to 3-4 overall on the season while the Hurricanes move to 6-2 on the year. Freshman hurler Franco Aleman took the loss on the bump, falling to 0-1 on the young season, after giving up four runs in 2.1 innings pitched.
 
At the plate, FIU's Seth Cannady, Austin Shenton and Javier Valdes each knocked homers against Hurricane pitchers on Wednesday night. Valdes finished the night with four RBIs, after going 3-for-4 with a homer, double, single and a walk to cap his great night with the bat.
 
The Hurricanes jumped ahead in the third inning after scoring four runs, before Shenton crushed a homer to the outfield garden for his second long ball of the season. With the score at 4-1, UM plated three more runs to extend its lead to 7-1 in the fourth inning before Valdes knocked a solo shot in the bottom half to bring the margin to 7-2.
 
After falling behind 10-2, the Panthers began their comeback in the seventh frame as a Valdes two-run double and Cannady two-run homer narrowed the deficit to 10-6. Down to their last three outs, the Panthers gave a scare to the Hurricanes as a single by Valdes brought home Jarrett Ford before a Cannady SAC fly scored Lorenzo Hampton, Jr. to narrow the gap to just 10-8. FIU's rally would end however with a fly out by Logan Allen to end the game.
 
UP NEXT
The Panthers will head to the Deep South for a three-game weekend set at Jacksonville State before returning home for the longest homestand of the season starting on March 5th with Florida A&M.

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