7
Winner FIU FIU 29-23, 12-13 CUSA
4
Sam Houston SHSU 12-42, 6-20 CUSA
Winner
FIU FIU
29-23, 12-13 CUSA
7
Final
4
Sam Houston SHSU
12-42, 6-20 CUSA
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
FIU FIU 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 7 11 2
Sam Houston SHSU 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 8 1

W: Julian Mlodzinski (1-1) L: Diaz, Cam (1-6) S: Logan Runde (1)

Cam Diaz vs FIU 2025
Matt Piasecki

Game Recap: Baseball |

FIU clinches series with 7-4 win over Kats

HUNTSVILLE – Hunter Autrey had three hits and Brady Christensen hit a 2-run homer, but FIU scored six times in the middle innings to secure a series victory with a 7-4 win over Sam Houston on Friday night at Don Sanders Stadium. 

Sam Houston (12-42, 6-20 CUSA) trailed 3-1 going to the bottom of the third inning before Christensen tied things with a 2-run blast to right field, his 10th long ball of the year. Two batters later the Kats went ahead on a single by Parker Blackman and an FIU error, allowing Jace Martinez to come home and make it 4-3. 

But FIU's Kishon Frett cranked a 2-run homer of his own in the top of the fourth, his 20th blast of the season, to put FIU quickly back in front. The Panthers went on to score single runs in each of the next two innings to make a winner of reliever Julian Mlodzinkski, while Logan Runde struck out four batters in 4.0 shutout innings of relief for his first save of the year.  

Cam Diaz fell to 1-6 for the Kats with the loss. Garrett Baumann followed with one of his strongest outings of the year, logging 5.0 innings of relief with five strikeouts and only one earned run allowed.  

UP NEXT 
Sam Houston will conclude its series with FIU and the 2025 season on Saturday against the Panthers. First pitch vs FIU is set for 12:00 p.m. with Senior Day activities to honor Hunter Autrey happening prior to the game.

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Scoring Summary

Score By Innings
Play FIU SHSU
FIU TOP 1st A. DEARING doubled down the rf line, RBI (2-0 BB); A. ILDEFONSO scored. 1 0
SHSU BOT 2nd Blackman, P. scored on a balk. 1 1
FIU TOP 3rd J. CRESPO homered to left center, 2 RBI (2-0 BB); A. ILDEFONSO scored. 3 1
SHSU BOT 3rd Christensen homered to right field, 2 RBI (0-0); Autrey, H. scored. 3 3
SHSU BOT 3rd Blackman, P. singled to third base, bunt (1-1 KB); Martinez, J. advanced to third, scored on a throwing error by 3b. 3 4
FIU TOP 4th K. FRETT homered to left field, 2 RBI (1-0 B); B. RONEY scored. 5 4
FIU TOP 5th K. VALENTIN grounded out to 1b unassisted, bunt, SAC, RBI (2-1 BBK); C. CLEVELAND scored, unearned. 6 4
FIU TOP 6th A. ULLOA singled to right field, RBI (2-0 BB); J. CRESPO advanced to second; A. DEARING advanced to third; K. FRETT scored. 7 4

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