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Friday March 7, 2003
FIU baseball
blasts Pittsburgh 10-2
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The Florida International baseball team hammered the University of Pittsburgh
10-2 Friday night at University Park. Sophomore right-hander Josh Banks
(3-1) got the start and win for FIU, going eight innings, striking out five,
and allowing two runs and two walks.
Pittsburgh (9-4) took the early lead in the third inning when, with the
bases loaded, Bryan Spamer hit a sacrifice fly to score one run. Mike Scanzano
then hit an RBI single to give the Panthers a 2-0 lead.
The Golden Panthers went ahead in the fourth inning, 3-2. Senior outfielder
Adam Summerell cracked a single to start the inning, and then freshman infielder
Bryan Pullin hit a single of his own, which scored Summerell because of
an error. Junior outfielder Ricardo Nanita, coming off a 3-for-5, two home
run performance against Sacred Heart earlier in the afternoon, then tripled
to score Pullin. After that, Nanita scored on a Skip Adams groundout. For
the game, Nanita batted 2-for-4 with two RBI and three runs scored.
In the sixth inning, FIU extended its lead to 8-2. Freshman outfielder
Yahmed Yema singled to lead things off, then Nanita and Adams both singled
to load the bases. Freshman infielder Luis Rivera then hit a sacrifice fly
to score Yema. After Nanita scored on an error, freshman infielder Michael
Lopez knocked in Adams with a base hit. Summerell finished the scoring in
the sixth with a 2-RBI single.
The Golden Panthers added a run to their lead in the seventh, thanks to
a Lopez RBI single. They then got their final run in the eighth when Nanita
scored sophomore infielder Dennis Diaz on a fielder’s choice.
Lopez went a perfect 4-for-4 in the FIU win, knocking in two runs and scoring
one himself. Like Nanita, it was the second good performance of the day
for him, as he went 2-for-4 with two RBI against Sacred Heart. The Golden
Panthers (15-5) next face Seton Hall (0-3) Sunday afternoon at 5:30 pm at
Homestead, Fla. The game will be broadcast by Spanish Radio WRHC 1550 AM.
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