FIU Baseball Downs Merrimack Twice In Saturday Doubleheader

MIAMI, FL – FIU Baseball kept the good times rolling on Saturday with a doubleheader win over Merrimack in both dominant and exciting fashion.

Game One

Easton Marks pitched for the Panthers in game one of the doubleheader. Throughout the season, these pitchers have been on pitch counts. He was extended this time a bit more and went five innings, allowing two runs off of six hits, walking one, and striking out six.

The FIU offense didn’t break out until the fourth inning, when they put up a three-spot in back-to-back innings. They would run-rule the Warriors by a final score of 14-4.

Kishon Frett had himself a four-hit game, hitting a two-run homer in the bottom of the fifth inning, going 420 feet to left center field.

Game Two

Jarek Woodward made his second start of the season for FIU and gave his team four innings. He surrendered two runs off of six hits, not allowing a walk, and tying a career-high, seven strikeouts.

After having a slow start to the season, outfielder Austin Dearing hit two home runs. The first came in the bottom of the fifth inning and the second in the seventh inning.

For the third time this season, FIU went into extra innings, having to use a total of four relievers.

Outfielder Albert Serrano walked it off in the bottom of the tenth inning on an RBI single. This drove in Kishon Frett to defeat Merrimack by a final score of 7-6.