A night after FIU gave away a game to the University of Miami with a ninth-inning passed ball that scored the winning run, the Hurricanes returned the favor.
With two outs in the top of the ninth, the Panthers scored two unearned runs on two UM errors with closer Frankie Bartow on the mound, surging to a one-run lead and eventual 5-4 victory Wednesday night at Mark Light Field.
The Hurricanes (20-21), who faced the Panthers (26-17) this year in their first regular-season series since 2009, committed four errors and blew the chance to go above .