Stephen Dobbs's two-run single off Tyler Myrick in the top of the seventh inning pushed UAB past FIU as the Blazers defeated the Panthers 8-5 in the opening game of a three-game series at the FIU ballpark.
Dobbs's hit scored Brewer Hicklen and Carter Pharis with the tying and go-ahead runs for UAB (15-11, 4-3 Conference USA).
FIU (14-11, 3-4) rallied early and took a pair of leads in the game with the long ball. Down 2-0 in the bottom of the first inning, Kenny Meimerstorf delivered a two-run home run to tie the score.