CONWAY, South Carolina (March 12, 2021) – FIU baseball outlasted the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers on Friday night, as the Panthers won their road opener 8-6.
Tyler Myrick earned the win on the mound to improve to 2-1, while Angel Tiburcio picked up his first save since May 11, 2019.
In his five-plus innings of work, Myrick punched out five Chanticleers to push his team-leading strikeout total to 29.
The Panthers scored early and often on Friday night, including two solo home runs in the first inning coming off the bats of Alec Sanchez and Justin Farmer.