BOWLING GREEN, KY. – Eddie Silva hit a two-run home run in the top of the seventh inning to lift FIU past Western Kentucky, 10-6, Friday afternoon at Nick Denes Field in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Silva hit the second of three FIU home runs on the day as the Panthers (23-25, 12-12 Conference USA) won the first game of a three-game series with the Hilltoppers (21-27, 11-14 C-USA). FIU increased
With FIU down 6-5 in the seventh, Logan Allen reached on an infield single off WKU reliever Michael Martin. The single was the third of four hits for the freshman, who was 4 for 5.