MIAMI – Indiana State baseball opened its weekend series with Florida International with a 13-2 victory over the Panthers inside FIU Baseball Stadium. Geremy Guerrero etched his name into the ISU record book with a strong day on the mound while leadoff man Josue Urdaneta put together a 5-for-5 day at the plate.  
 
Guerrero (2-0) was dominant on the mound, going a career high eight innings while also retiring a career high 15 batters on strikeouts. The left-hander allowed baserunners in just the fourth inning and retired nine-straight FIU (4-4) batters on two separate occasions. Following the fourth inning, Guerrero sat down 11-straight batters en route to his second win of the season.
 
The 15 strikeouts by the redshirt senior tied for the second-most in program history, just one shy of Dan Lazar's 16-strikoeut outing in 1965. The last time a Sycamore fanned 15 batters was in 1984 by Blaise Ilsley.
 
Guerrero's performance on the mound was matched by ISU second baseman Josue Urdaneta. The Maracaibo, Venezuela native was perfect from the plate in six appearances. He singled five times while drawing a walk and driving in two runs from the leadoff spot.
 
The last time a Sycamore recorded five singles in a game was in 1992 when Demetrius Dowler tallied six hits, including five singles against Wichita State.
 
As a team, Indiana State tallied 16 base hits on the night – the most since 2018 when ISU went for the same amount against Dallas Baptist in the MVC Tournament.
 
Mike Sears added three hits for the Sycamores, including a two-run home run in the fifth inning that was sent over the scoreboard in left center. Jordan Schaffer, Seth Gergely and Sean Ross each tallied multiple base hits for the Sycamores. Redshirt senior Max Wright also tallied a two-run double in the win.
 
The Sycamores (4-4) jumped out to a one-run lead in the first when Schaffer doubled down the line to score Urdaneta and never looked back. As a team, ISU was 16-for-44 at the plate while hitting 8-for-23 with runners in scoring position. Indiana State scored multiple runs in four innings, including three three-run innings.
 
Hard-throwing righty Jake Ridgway struck out the side in the ninth inning of action.
 
Tyler Myrick was charged with the loss after allowing six earned runs in 4.1 innings in the start. The lone Panther baserunners came in the fourth inning when Justin Farmer tripled in a run and Adrian Figueroa singled in a run with a ball to second.
 
Indiana State will look to clinch the series with the Panthers on Saturday with a 6 p.m. start from FIU Baseball Stadium. Coverage for the game will be available by live stats on FIUsports.com or by social media via @IndStBaseball on Twitter. No video will be available.
 
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