BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Chris Mourelle might take up residency in Birmingham, Alabama. For the fourth time in four career starts against UAB, the FIU right-hander defeated the Blazers behind another sterling pitching performance.
FIU shutout UAB 11-0 Saturday afternoon at UAB's Young Memorial Field. The win left the Panthers (24-27, 11-15 Conference USA) in a tie with Charlotte for seventh place in the conference standings. UAB (19-31, 10-16 C-USA) which had been tied with FIU and Charlotte dropped one game back along with WKU, which also lost Saturday.
Mourelle (6-5) tossed seven shutout innings Saturday.