George Mason scored five runs in the ninth inning to defeat FIU 12-8 Monday afternoon at Infinity Insurance Park.
The Patriots (5-10) salvaged one game of the three-game series with the Panthers (9-8).
With the score tied 7-7 in the top of the ninth inning, Garett Driscoll scored the go-ahead run on a wild pitch. One pitch later, Daniel Brooks hit a three-run home run for the Patriots.
FIU rallied twice to tie the game going into the ninth.
Down 5-3 in the bottom of the fifth, the Panthers got a two-run home run from Jose Garcia to tie the score.