HATTIESBURG, Miss. -- The first of JC Escarra's two home runs snapped a tie score and sparked FIU to a 10-4 win over No. 21 Southern Miss Sunday afternoon at Pete Taylor Park in Hattiesburg.
The Panthers (18-14, 6-6 Conference USA) won the series finale from the Golden Eagles (26-7, 10-2) after the dropping the first two games of the weekend.
Escarra led off the top of the fourth inning with a solo blast to left center off USM starter J.C. Keys (2-2). The home run put FIU ahead 3-2. Escarra hit his sixth home run of the season – another solo shot, this time over the right center field wall in the seventh inning.