FIU scored nine runs in two innings to blow open a scoreless game with Miami and defeat the Hurricanes, 14-6, on Wednesday night at Mark Light Stadium in Coral Gables.
The Panthers (19-21) swept the crosstown season series against the Hurricanes (17-23). FIU defeated UM, 5-3, at Infinity Insurance Park on March 7.
FIU also won the crosstown series with UM for the second consecutive season. The Panthers have now won six of the last eight games against the Hurricanes.
In a 0-0 game in the top of the fifth, FIU knocked three straight hits off UM starter Chris McMahon (1-1) to take a 3-0 lead.