MIAMI, Fla. --Stetson was held scoreless by Florida International falling 0-5 on Wednesday night.

FIU (8-6) was able to keep Stetson off the scoreboard and hold the Hatters to just two hits on the night. The Panthers were able to put two runs on the board in the bottom of the third inning and then tacked on three additional runs in the bottom of the seventh to seal the 5-0 victory.

Stetson received a solid performance on the mound from freshmen Brendan Walker (1-1), who was the starter, he went five innings with 8 strikeouts and 1 earned run. Cooper Smith punched out three batters in his one inning and two thirds after coming on in the sixth inning. The only two hits of the night for the Hatters came from Christian Pregent and Landon Moran. Pregent had a double in the fifth inning, while Moran had a single in the seventh inning and a stolen base.

Stetson will head to Kansas to face Wichita State in a 3 game series starting Friday at 4:00PM.
 

GAME NOTES
» Walker fanned eight Panthers hitters.
» Hatters pitchers combined to strike out 12 Florida International hitters.
» Pregent led the Hatters at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a double.

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