MIAMI (Feb. 26, 2021) – On a night that saw the Panther pitching staff strikeout 19, the FIU baseball team topped the Miami (OH) RedHawks by a score of 3-1 in dramatic fashion.
FIU improves to 3-1 on the young season and 2-0 in games that starts.
Despite getting a no-decision, Myrick fanned a career-high 13 RedHawks over six innings of one-hit, one-unearned run ball. picked up his first win in a Panther uniform after tossing three shutout innings in relief with six punch-outs to tie his own career-high.
The 19 combined strikeouts from Myrick and Rukes are the most in a game by the Panthers since 2012.