BIRMINGHAM, AL – Nick MacDonald handcuffed UAB bats en route to pitching a 3-0 shutout of the Blazers as FIU capped off a doubleheader sweep Sunday afternoon at Young Memorial Field in Birmingham, Alabama.
The Panthers (16-17, 6-6 Conference USA) took two of three games from the Blazers (14-16, 6-6 C-USA) in the series. Both games of the Sunday doubleheader were seven-inning contests due to travel constraints for FIU.
MacDonald (2-2) allowed four hits, three walks and struck out four in delivering his first career shutout. The sophomore right-hander retired 11 of 13 batters during a stretch between the second and sixth innings.