FIU beats FAU, Wittels hits his 52nd

Pablo Bermudez had seven-RBIs in FIU's win over FAU. Photo: FIUSports.com

Last night was an exciting one in Tennessee.

After an almost five-hour marathon baseball game, FIU (34-23) clinched an 18-16 win over FAU (35-21) at the Sun Belt Conference Tournament. The two teams will meet again in an elimination game today and the winner will advance to the SBC Championship.

As for sophomore infielder Garrett Wittels, he collected his 52nd-straight hit when he roped a double to drive in the first run of the game.

Wittels is now six shy of tying Robin Ventura’s NCAA Division I record of 58 games set in 1987. Three players in Division I and Major League Baseball have accomplished such a feat, with the third being Yankee great and Hall of Famer Joe DiMaggio who hit in 56-straight games in 1941.