FIU freshman right-hander Nick MacDonald quieted the recently noisy UAB bats and the Panthers got four consecutive hits in the fourth and another home run from Nick Day to beat the Blazers, 6-2, Sunday afternoon at the FIU ballpark.
By winning Sunday, FIU (16-11, 5-4 Conference USA) took two of three games from UAB (15-13, 4-5). The Panthers have now won six of their last seven series this season.
UAB came into the series with FIU hitting .234 with just five home runs on the season. But the Blazers collected 14 runs, 26 hits and four home runs in the first two games of the series.