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Blue-and-gold enthusiasm is building for the Spring 2011 semester. Here is a guide of information with dates and events that will come in handy in the next couple of weeks and beyond. Monday, Jan. 3, FIU will welcome back to its campuses students, faculty/staff and administrators looking forward to a [...]
Members of the FIU baseball team received their 2010 Sun Belt Tournament Championship rings in a ceremony during halftime at the men’s basketball game against Florida State Nov. 18. The ring, made by Jostens, is custom designed and contains 25 sparkling stones. The top of the ring has the word [...]
FIU’s Garrett Wittels is just two games shy of tying the Division I all-time hit streak record By Sissi Aguila ’99, MA ’08 It was his first homerun of the season. Teammates had been teasing Garrett Wittels for weeks. He’d had a hit in 36 straight games. Amazing. But, he [...]
He’s the talk of baseball. The talk of the town, really. Garrett Wittels’ 56-game hitting streak, second all-time in Division I baseball, has electrified the FIU community, South Florida and baseball fans – all rooting for him to make history. ESPN took note and named Wittels one of four ESPY [...]
There are only two days left to cast your vote for FIU’s own Garrett Wittels as ESPN’s Best Male College Athlete of 2010. So vote now! go.fiu.edu/espy Then share this link with everyone you know – family, friends, colleagues and all their friends too via email, facebook, twitter and any [...]
FIU All-American infielder Garrett Wittels has been selected as an ESPY nominee in the Best Male College Athlete category. Wittels finished the 2010 season with a 56-game hitting streak, second all-time in Division I baseball to Robin Ventura who hit safely in 58-straight games in 1987. Wittels’ hitting streak has [...]
It was a sensational year for Garrett Wittels. The FIU infielder finished the 2010 baseball season riding a 56-game hitting streak. Tied with Hall of Famer Joe DiMaggio and two shy of Robin Ventura’s Division I record, Wittels carries the streak into next season chasing history. In the meantime, he’ll [...]
On Saturday, June 5, FIU’s Garrett Wittels made history one more time, increasing his hit streak to 56 games. He now matches baseball legend Joe Dimaggio. The game was bittersweet as the Panthers held a four run lead early, but ultimately ended their season with a 15-9 loss against Dartmouth. [...]
Tickets now on sale for entire Regional. First pitch for FIU is Friday at noon. The FIU baseball team (36-23) will travel nine miles east to Coral Gables for its first NCAA Regional appearance since 2002. By capturing the Sun Belt Conference championship Sunday against Troy, 14-0, FIU secured a [...]
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