MIAMI (March 23, 2021) – In the final tune-up before Conference USA play, the FIU baseball team fell 6-3 to the visiting Stetson Hatters.
 
The midweek contest saw a combined 16 pitchers used, including the debut of Miguel Alba in a Panther uniform.
 
Seth Cannady paced the Blue & Gold in the batter's box with his second-straight two-hit performance, while Justin Farmer drove in a pair of runs and Adrian Figueroa extended his RBI streak to three games. 

Stetson got on the board early with a lead-off homer to start the game, before Alec Sanchez scored on a dropped third-strike play to even the game at 1-1 in the bottom half of the fourth. 

The Hatters scored two more in the top half of the sixth frame, but a single by Juan Teixeira and back-to-back doubles from Farmer and Figueroa tied the game once again, this time at 3-3 through six innings of play.

Stetson scored three runs in the top of the ninth however, as the Hatters earned the 6-3 victory.
 
UP NEXT
FIU heads up the East Coast to open the C-USA slate, as the Panthers are slated to play four games at Old Dominion starting March 26-28.      

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