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<\/p>\n CORAL GABLES, Fla. \u2013 FIU’s baseball program dropped 9-2 decision to Miami on Tuesday evening at Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field. In the ninth, Cooper Rasmussen<\/a> delivered\u00a0with a two-run homer for his eighth of the season, making it a 9-4 score. FIU loaded the bases as a Aidan Cohall<\/a> RBI walk and a Mario Trivella<\/a> two-run single to center made it 9-7 but wasn’t enough as the Hurricanes earned the win. UP NEXT TICKETS BAPTIST HEALTH SOCIAL MEDIA
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\nMiami struck first in the second inning, as Brylan West<\/a> launched a two-run home run to give the Hurricanes an early 2-0 lead.
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\nIn the fourth, FIU (10-23) cut the deficit in half when Cole Cleveland<\/a> blasted a solo home run to right-center field, his third of the season, making it 2-1.
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\nThe Hurricanes responded in the bottom half of the inning, plating four runs behind an RBI walk, RBI single, and a two-run homer to extend the lead to 7-1.
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\nFIU answered in the sixth, as Samuel Fischer<\/a> delivered a sacrifice fly to left field that scored Andrew Ildefonso<\/a>, trimming the deficit to 7-2. However, Miami added two more runs in the seventh on a two-run homer to cap the scoring at 9-2.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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\nOn the mound, Rene Lastres<\/a> made his first career start, allowing two earned runs over two innings. Matthew DelVecchio<\/a> followed with 1.2 innings, surrendering four earned runs, while Jeremy Urena<\/a> allowed one earned run in 1.1 innings. Freshman Brennan Confreda<\/a> contributed two innings of relief with one strikeout, and Tyler Mechella tossed a scoreless eighth inning.
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\nOffensively, FIU recorded seven hits, with Ildefonso leading the way with a two-hit performance, including a double, for his eighth multi-hit game of the season. Cleveland reached base three times via his home run, single and a walk, while Enrique Alvarez Jr.<\/a> also reached twice with two walks. Cooper Rasmussen<\/a> extended his on-base streak to 18 games with a two-hit effort.<\/p>\n
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