Jacks drop 4-1 game to FIU

Friday, February 22

Port Charlotte, Fla.

2 p.m. ET

South Dakota State University

2-2

Florida International

3-2

South Dakota State

Fla. International

Photo by: Miranda Sampson

2/22/2019 9:10:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. – Logan Allen struck out 10 over six scoreless innings to lead a Florida International pitching staff that carried a shutout into the ninth inning, finishing with a 4-1 victory over South Dakota State in the opening game of the Snowbird Baseball Classic Friday afternoon at North Charlotte Regional Park.

The Panthers improved to 3-2 overall, while SDSU dropped to 2-2 on the season.

FIU broke a scoreless deadlock in the bottom of the fourth, scoring the first run allowed by Jackrabbit starter Brady Stover this season. Lorenzo Hampton Jr. tripled to left field and later scored on a base hit by Adan Fernandez.

The Panthers added to their lead with a pair of runs in the sixth, aided by an SDSU error. Jose Garcia and Hampton opened the inning with back-to-back singles off reliever Cody Carlson. On the next play, the lone Jackrabbit error of the game allowed Garcia to score and Hampton to move to third. Hampton later crossed home plate on a sacrifice fly by Seth Cannady.

FIU added an insurance run in the bottom of the eighth as Cannady delivered a run-scoring single down the left-field line to plate Hampton with his third run of the game.

The Jackrabbits' lone run of the game came in their last at-bat and without the benefit of a hit. With two outs, Braeden Brown drew his third walk of the game and Josh Falk reached on an error. Pinch-runner Chase Kortan later scampered home on the Panthers' second wild pitch of the inning.

Angel Tiburico came on to record the final out of the game to secure the save.

FIU held an 8-2 advantage in hits as Hampton and Derek Cartaya each recorded two hits. Brown reached all four times he stepped to the plate for the Jackrabbits, notching a single in the sixth. Falk tallied SDSU's other hit, a single in the fourth inning as the Jackrabbits put two men on, but failed to score.

Five Panther pitchers combined for 15 strikeouts in the game. Besides his 10 K's, Allen walked two and surrendered both SDSU hits.

Stover took the loss for the Jackrabbits despite allowing only one run over five innings. He struck out three, walked four and hit a batter. Carlson fanned two batters and walked one while tossing the final three frames.

UP NEXT
The Jackrabbits are scheduled to play two games Saturday, starting with a noon Eastern (11 a.m. Central) rematch against FIU. SDSU is slated to play Northeastern at 3:30 p.m. ET (2:30 p.m. CT).

NOTES

Friday's game marked the first-ever meeting between SDSU and Florida International
Stover has allowed only one run and five hits in 10 innings pitched so far this season
Nick Smith had his seven-game hitting streak, dating back to last season, come to an end
Falk has reached base in 13 consecutive games since late in the 2018 season
Ryan Froom (0-0, 3.60 ERA) and Nic McCay (1-0, 0.00 ERA) are the Jackrabbits' scheduled starting pitchers for Saturday