MIAMI, Fla. – Kent State (5-1) let a 7-6 12-inning game get by them to start the day Saturday at FIU (2-4), but bounced back for a 7-inning 3-2 victory to split the doubleheader.
Game 1 – FIU 7, Kent State 6 (12 innings)
The Golden Flashes struck first with two runs in the opening frame when Mason Mamarella singled and Luke Burch tripled him in and then scored himself on a wild pitch.
It stayed a 2-0 game until the Panthers worked their way back to tie things up.