Written by Daniel Torres/Staff Writer FIU baseball engaged in a two game midweek series against Florida Gulf Coast University. During the first game on Tuesday, March 26, Eagles took the win 3-0 up in Fort Myers. The teams played their second match on Panther territory on Wednesday, March 27. FIU lost against FGCU at home […]
Written by Daniel Torres/Staff Writer The baseball team opened the weekend with a 2-1 win over Western Kentucky University for the second C-USA meeting of the season. The starting pitchers for the night were Logan Allen for FIU and Eric Crawford for WKU. The most important highlight of this game was how dominant Allen was […]
Written by Daniel Torres/Staff Writer The FIU baseball team (9-6) continued to show season form on Saturday, March 9, against Seton Hall University (1-9) with a 10-7 win to improve the Panthers’ season. The Panthers beat the Pirates again on Sunday, March 10, in a 6-5 game, finishing their weekend matches against Seton. The team […]
Written by Daniel Torres/Staff Writer What seemed to be a sell out night at the ballpark quickly became a quiet night. On Wednesday, Feb. 27, the FIU men’s baseball team took on cross town rival the University of Miami. After the Panthers swept the Hurricanes last season, confidence was rising high for Coach Mervyl Melendez’s […]
Written by Daniel Torres/Staff Writer The Florida International University baseball team kicked off their season against Stony Brook University on Friday, Feb. 15. The Panthers had a full house and the night started off with a great playing of the national anthem by the FIU band. But by the end of the night, the only […]
Written by Daniel Torres/Staff Writer The Florida International University baseball team hosted its annual Pantherfest for fans to watch a scrimmage and get familiar with the new team on Friday, Feb. 8. Although, there was supposed to be a meet and greet with the team, unfortunately that did not happen. On the bright side, fans […]
By Brett Shweky/Sports Director During the 2016 regular-season finale, right-hander Andres Nunez tore his right lat muscle following his 62nd pitch of the game against the Southern Miss Golden Eagles. This uncommon baseball injury resulted in Nunez and FIU head team physician Dr. Keith Hechtman to seek advice from other doctors throughout the major […]
By Brett Shweky/Sports Director The FIU baseball team split their doubleheader against the Rice Owls Friday at the FIU Baseball Stadium in a crucial end of the season conference series. After losing the opening game, 6-2, the Panthers (26-26, 15-13 Conference USA) managed to rally from behind in the second game to defeat the […]
By Lisell Waterman/Contributing Writer The baseball team’s fall season is underway and the Panthers are using this time to prepare for the upcoming year and also work on personal and team development. After finishing last season with a 31-27 record, FIU is looking to take the next step forward to transcend the program to […]
Brett Shweky // Staff Writer With 20 games remaining for the FIU Panthers, the team will look for a strong finish as the team is battling for top-position in the Conference USA standings. Over the weekend, FIU (21-15, 8-7 C-USA) took two out of three games against the UTSA Roadrunners (17-17, 7-8). Centerfielder Kenny Meimerstorf […]
Brett Shweky // Staff Writer In the top of the seventh inning on Tuesday, March 4, against the No. 22 Mississippi State Bulldogs, outfielder Jack Schaaf increased the commanding lead for the Panthers as he sent an RBI single up the middle to drive home first baseman Nick Day for the 7-3 FIU lead. The […]
Brett Shweky // Staff Writer The Panthers will continue their road stand as FIU will remain in the state of Mississippi to take on the No. 21 Southern Miss Golden Eagles in a three-game series starting Friday. Southern Miss (24-6, 8-1 Conference USA) has won 15 of their last 17 games, while FIU (17-12, 5-4) […]
