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FIU FIU 12-27, 4-15 C-USA
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Winner Florida Atlantic FAU2022 27-16, 12-7 C-USA
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Florida Atlantic FAU2022
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FIU FIU 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 1
Florida Atlantic FAU2022 0 0 1 0 2 1 2 1 X 7 8 0

W: Cooley, Hunter (6-3) L: Pridgen, Patrick (2-6)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Sanchez Homers in Defeat at FAU

FIU falls in series opener on the road

BOCA RATON, Florida (April 29, 2022) – In damp conditions for baseball, the FIU baseball team fell 7-1 in the series opener against the FAU Owls.
 
Ruben Carpio tallied his second consecutive two-hit game, while Alec Sanchez, Jorge Ramirez and Robert Sotolongo each collected a base hit on the night. Steven Ondina also worked two walks on the night from the leadoff spot.
 
In a losing effort, Panther starter Patrick Pridgen surrendered three runs over five innings of work, while fanning 10 Owls in the process. Pridgen's 10 strikeouts marked the fifth time this season the hard tossing righty has struck out double digits batters. Friday night was Pridgen's first such outing since retiring 12 via strikeout on April 1 against Old Dominion.
 
The lone Panther run of the evening came on the 11th pitch of the game when FIU centerfielder Sanchez homered to right center to give the Blue & Gold an early 1-0 lead.
 
The home run was Sanchez's 10th of the season and his first since April 10 against WKU. Sanchez's 10 dingers is the most by a Panther in a season since Jose Garcia belted 11 in 2019.
 
FAU tied the game at one-all in the third before eventually taking a 3-1 lead with a two-run fifth. The Owls scored one in the sixth, two in the seventh and one in the eighth for the 7-1 final.
 
UP NEXT
FIU and FAU will play game two of the weekend set on Saturday. First pitch is slated for 4 p.m. ET.
  
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