April 4, 2007

CORAL GABLES, Fla. - - Freshman shortstop Ryan Jackson delivered a two-out game-winning single after an earlier two-run Mark Sobolewski home run in the bottom of the 10th as Miami rallied to defeat Florida International, 10-9, at Mark Light Field Wednesday night in front of 2,451 fans. Yonder Alonso went 3-for-4 with three RBI for the Hurricanes (18-13), who won their fourth straight over the Panthers.

Roger Tomas, Dennis Raben, Jason Hagerty and Ryan Jackson each had two hits in Miami's 15-hit attack.

Danny Gil (2-0) picked up his second straight win for Miami. He gave up two runs on two hits in one inning. Manny Miguelez started for UM and pitched into the seventh inning. He threw 6 1/3 innings, allowed five runs on six hits and struck out two. Alex Koronis and David Gutierrez combined to throw 2 1/3 scoreless innings.

FIU's Corey Polizzano took the loss for the Panthers as he allowed one run on one hit in 1/3 of an inning. Ryan Bernal started for FIU and tossed two innings before giving way to Brian Santana, who threw three innings. Bernal gave three runs, two earned, on four hits. Evan Ellison pitched 2 2/3 relief innings. He gave up two runs on three hits, but recorded six strikeouts as FIU pitchers struck 10 Hurricanes.

Luis Bautista led the Panthers going 2-for-4 with a pair of runs and three RBI.

Sobolewski answered Bautista's two-run home run with his own two-run shot deep to center field tying the game, 9-9, in the bottom of the ninth. Alonso walked to lead off the inning, before Sobolewski hit his second home run of the season. Raben followed Sobolewski with a single to right field and moved to second on Gus Menendez's sacrifice bunt. After Nick Freitas was intentionally walked, Hagerty grounded out. Jackson laced a single up the middle to score Raben for the game-winner.

Bautista hit a two-out two-run home run in the top of the 10th putting the Panthers ahead, 9-7.

Alonso's base-hit in the bottom of the seventh scored Jackson to tie the game, 7-7.

FIU exploded for six runs in the top of the seventh to go ahead, 7-6. James McOwen doubled and scored on an infield single and throwing error. Bautista, Raimy Fuentes, Kevin Mirabal and Corey Lozano all had run-scoring hits rallying the Panthers from a five-run deficit.

Tomas' two-run double highlighted a three-run fifth-inning for the Hurricanes. Jason Hagerty led off the fifth with an infield single. Blake Tekotte reached on a fielding error. Tomas then ripped a double down the left field line. Alonso then singled him in putting Miami ahead, 6-1.

Cody Jacobs' solo home run for FIU made it, 3-1, in the top of the third.

Alonso's RBI single scored Tomas, who hit a one-out single and advanced to second on outfield error as Miami took an early 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first. The Hurricanes extended their lead to 3-0 in the bottom of the second. Chris Petralli and Dave DiNatale walked before Hagerty's infield single loaded the bases. Jackson's sacrifice fly scored Petralli. Blake Tekotte then drove in DiNatale.

Miami returns to action this weekend hosting Georgia Tech for a three-game Atlantic Coast Conference series. Games times are 7 p.m., 1 p.m. and 1 p.m.