MIAMI (March 17, 2021) – The FIU baseball team will open Conference USA play on Friday March 18 as the Panthers welcome the Thundering Herd of Marshall to Miami for a three-game weekend series.  
 
First pitch for Friday's game is set for 7 p.m. ET, followed by a 6 p.m., first pitch on Saturday and a noon start time on Sunday to conclude the weekend.

Friday's conference opener can be streamed on CUSA.tv. Stats for all three games can be found here. FIU's game notes for the weekend can be found here.
  
Tickets can be found here.
 
ON THE BUMP
Friday: Patrick Pridgen (1-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. Jeffery Purnell (2-0, 1.64 ERA)
Saturday: Ryan Cabarcas (2-1, 3.38 ERA) vs. Patrick Copen (1-0, 2.65 ERA)
Sunday: TBA vs. Ryan Capuano (1-2, 7.11 ERA)

UP NEXT
FIU will leave the state of Florida for the first time all season on March 25 as the Panthers head to Louisiana Tech for first road weekend of 2022.  
  
SOCIAL MEDIA
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