Romy Gonzalez scored on a passed ball in the top of the ninth inning to help Miami squeak out an 8-7 win over FIU Tuesday night at the FIU ballpark.
The Panthers (25-17) now lead the season series 2-1 over the Hurricanes (20-20) with the series finale set for Wednesday in Coral Gables.
Gonzalez led off the ninth drawing a walk off FIU reliever Dominic LoBrutto (1-2). Gonzalez moved to second base on a ground out and to third base on a sacrifice bunt before scoring the go-ahead run.
FIU rallied twice in the game before taking a 7-5 lead in the bottom of the sixth on a two-run single by JC Escarra.