Garrett Wittels signs with the St. Louis Cardinals

Photo by Richard Lewis

FIU shortstop Garrett Wittels signed with the St. Louis Cardinals July 2. Wittels will be reunited with former FIU teammate Jeremy Patton and start his professional career playing for the Batavia Muckdogs — the same team Patton is playing for right now. Wittels finishes his FIU career hitting .352 with [...]

Panthers called to the Major Leagues

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Two Panthers were drafted by Major League Baseball (MLB) earlier this week. Former backstop Jose Behar was picked by the Florida Marlins in the 30th round of the 2011 MLB First-Year Player draft Tuesday. Junior third baseman Jeremy Patton was drafted in the 38th round by his hometown St. Louis [...]

FIU baseball wins SBC Championship, Wittels extends streak to 54

Tyler James Shantz celebrates his two-run home run in the first with Garrett Wittels. Photo courtesy of Sun Belt Conference

FIU advances to NCAA tournament FIU baseball (36-23) set Sun Belt Tournament records in hits, runs scored and batting average in a 14-10 victory over Troy to claim its first Sun Belt Conference Tournament crown since 1999. After Pablo Bermudez led off the game with a single to left, Tyler [...]