BOCA RATON, Fla. (Interstat) — James Litman struck out 10 over seven strong innings Friday evening, leading Florida Atlantic to a 14-2 victory over Florida International at FAU Baseball Stadium.

The Owls erupted for six runs in the third inning to erase an early 2-0 deficit and never looked back. Marshall Lipsey homered and drove in three runs for Florida Atlantic, while John Martinez added three RBIs.

Litman allowed one earned run on six hits. Florida International’s two runs came on an RBI single from Aris Rivera in the second and a pinch-hit solo home run by Trey Freeman in the seventh.

Florida Atlantic improved to 7-6. Florida International fell to 7-8. The teams continue their series Saturday.