On Jackie Robinson Day, aptly enough it was FIU's No. 42 JC Escarra whose solo home run was the difference as FIU beat UTSA, 4-3, Saturday afternoon at the FIU ballpark.
The Panthers (21-15, 8-7 Conference USA) took the three-game series from the Roadrunners (17-17, 7-8).
Robinson, whose No. 42 is retired throughout Major League Baseball, is honored annually on April 15 for his role in breaking the color barrier in baseball and his Hall of Fame playing career as a member of the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Escarra came up against UTSA reliever CJ Pickering (1-1) in the bottom of the seventh with the game tied 3-3.