Jacksonville State rallied with three runs in the top of the sixth inning to defeat FIU, 12-6, Sunday afternoon at the FIU ballpark. With the win, the Gamecocks (2-1) took two of three games from the Panthers (1-2) in the opening weekend series.
After Irving Lopez hit a solo home run in the bottom of the fifth inning to give FIU a 5-4 lead, JSU used three RBI singles in the sixth to grab a 7-5 lead it would not relinquish.
Andrew Naismith was hit by a pitch from FIU reliever Robert Garcia (0-1) to start the sixth.