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Winner FIU Panthers FIU 3-0
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Stonehill STO 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 7 3 14 11 1
FIU Panthers FIU 0 0 2 7 0 7 1 0 X 17 17 2

W: Easton MARKS (1-0) L: Gilleran, Jimmy (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Ryan Adams

Baseball Comeback Effort Comes Up Short at FIU

MIAMI, Fla. (February 16, 2025) – The Stonehill College baseball team's late-inning rally fell short in the third game of its four-game series against Florida International University, as the Panthers secured a 17-14 victory on Sunday afternoon in Miami, Florida. With the loss, the Skyhawks fell to 0-3 on the season, while FIU improved to 3-0.
 
HIGHLIGHTS
  • Graduate student Jack Thorbahn, junior Michael Rickert, and sophomore Grayson Sparr each launched their first homeruns of the season.
  • Rickert and Sparr's round trippers marked the first of their collegiate careers, while Thorbahn's homerun marked the 17th of his.
  • Sophomore Nathan Kearney led Stonehill with three this on the afternoon, marking the first three base knocks of his collegiate career.  
  • Junior Jimmy Gilleran made his first start of the season on the mound for the Skyhawks and struck out two batters over 3.1 innings of work.
  • Senior Albert Serrano fueled the FIU offensive effort, driving home a career-high six runs while going 2-for-3 at the dish with a grand slam.
  • Junior Easton Marks picked up his first win of the season on the bump for the Panthers after holding the Skyhawks off the board over 3.0 innings of work with four strikeouts.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Florida International threatened to open the scoring early, loading the bases with a double to the right-center field gap by senior Brylan West and two hit-by-pitches. However, Stonehill's Gilleran managed to escape the jam, forcing a shallow pop-out to right before recording his second strikeout of the inning.
 
In the bottom of the third, freshman Cole Cleveland delivered the game's first runs, lacing a two-run double into the opposite-field gap. His hit brought home seniors Alex Ulloa and Serrano giving the Panthers a 2-0 lead.
 
Stonehill responded quickly in the top of the fourth, tying the game at two. Sophomore Ryan LeClair reached third base on an outfield error and was then brought home on a sacrifice fly to left by junior Aidan Cohall. A batter later, Thorbahn tied the game with one swing, launching his first home run of the season over the right-field wall.
 
FIU regained the lead in the bottom of the fourth, scoring seven runs. The inning was highlighted by a grand slam from Serrano and solo home runs by Ulloa and graduate student Nelson Rivera Flores, giving the Panthers a commanding 9-2 lead as they entered the fifth.
 
Stonehill fought back in the top of the fifth, with Thorbahn driving in two runs on a double to cut the deficit to 9-4. However, FIU continued to add to its lead, scoring eight more runs over the next two innings, pushing the margin to 17-4.
 
Despite trailing by 13 runs heading into the final two innings, the Skyhawks refused to give up. They mounted a rally in the eighth, scoring seven runs. The surge was fueled by a bases-loaded hit-by-pitch drawn by senior Sam Parks, a three-run single from freshman Brayden Rader, and a three-run home run by Rickert.
 
In the bottom of the eighth, freshman reliever Josh Florence shut the door on FIU's offense, allowing the Skyhawks to make a final push in the ninth. Stonehill added three more runs off a dramatic three-run homer by Sparr, but the Panthers' lead proved insurmountable as FIU held on for a 17-14 victory.
 
UP NEXT
Stonehill (0-3, 0-0 NEC) wraps up its four-game set in Miami against Florida International tomorrow afternoon at 12 PM.  
 
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