BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — For the second consecutive game FIU scored 11 runs as the Panthers defeated UAB, 11-4, to sweep the three-game series at Young Memorial Field in Birmingham.
FIU (25-27, 12-15 Conference USA) moved into seventh place alone in the Conference USA standings after Sunday because Charlotte's game at UTSA was cancelled due to inclement weather. The 49ers (11-15) trail the Panthers by half a game. UAB (19-32, 10-17 C-USA) is tied with Western Kentucky for ninth place.
FIU's magic number to clinch a berth in the C-USA tournament is one — either an FIU win or one loss by UAB and WKU sends the Panthers to Hattiesburg, Miss.