BOCA RATON, Fla. – Starting with five runs in the first two innings and five more in the top of the ninth, the Charlotte 49ers baseball team knocked off 12th-ranked Florida Atlantic 12-7 in the Conference USA series-opener on Friday night. Charlotte cranked out 18 hits in the victory and got six strong innings from starter
“FAU is really good,” began Head Coach Loren Hibbs. “To beat a top-15 team on the road is a big deal. I’m proud of our guys tonight. I’m proud of the way we pitched and I thought we played some good defense.