Turner Bishop (Kellam) hit a grand slam and finished with seven RBIs and Zach Rutherford (Western Branch) went 5 for 6 with four RBIs as No. 25 Old Dominion scored its most runs in eight years in a 21-1 rout of Florida International on Saturday at Bud Metheny Complex.
The Panthers (28-24, 12-14) pulled out a 10-9 win in the second game of a Conference USA baseball doubleheader.
With the win in the opener, the Monarchs (34-16, 17-9) clinched a berth in the C-USA tournament May 24-28 in Biloxi, Miss.
ODU collected 19 hits in the first game and had two huge innings, scoring seven runs in the fourth and eight in the fifth.