| Game 1 | Old Dominion 8, FIU 6 | ||||||||||||
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| FIU | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 1 |
| Old Dominion | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | x | 8 | 11 | 1 |
WP: Gregory (4-3)
LP: Allen (4-3)
SV: Nelson (1)
2B: ODU: R. Teschko, Garriola, Stock, Schwarz, Hancock; FIU: Cartaya (2)
3B: FIU: Shenton
HR: ODU: Pasquantino; FIU: Teixeira
| Game 2 | FIU 12, Old Dominion 6 | ||||||||||||
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| FIU | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 16 | 0 |
| Old Dominion | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 0 |
WP: MacDonald (3-3)
LP: Pantos (3-2)
SV: Santana (1)
2B: ODU: Garriola; FIU: Shenton (2), Valdes
3B: ODU: Schwarz; FIU: Williams
HR: ODU: Morgan
NORFOLK, Va. -- Old Dominion and FIU split a series-opening doubleheader on Saturday at the Bud Metheny Complex, setting up an Easter Sunday rubber match.
ODU (23-15, 6-11) won the opener, 8-6, and FIU (17-21, 7-10) then grabbed game two, 12-5.
In game one, the Monarchs tagged FIU ace Logan Allen for eights run on 10 hits. Allen entered the day 4-2 with a 1.81 ERA.
Vinnie Pasquantino broke a 1-1 tie early in the game with a two-run home run in the third inning. ODU is now 7-1 in games that Pasquantino homers.
The Monarchs then broke the game open with four runs in the fifth, including 2-RBI doubles from Erik Stock and Jared Hancock.
FIU slowly cut into the 8-1 deficit, but Isaiah Nelson came on in the ninth to close the door for his first save of 2019.
Tommy Gertner provided ODU with a solid start, allowing one run in four innings, while striking out a season-high seven.
In game two, the Panthers broke open a one-game in the seventh inning with a 6-run top half. ODU led 4-2 through four innings, but FIU scored seven runs on 12 hits off of the Monarch bullpen.
Will Morgan homered for ODU in game two, while Andy Garriola went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs.
The rubber match is Sunday at noon. Ryne Moore (5-2, 4.41 ERA) toes the rubber against FIU's Franco Aleman (1-3, 4.37 ERA).
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