MIAMI (Interstat) — Florida International rallied for an 8-6 victory over Bethune-Cookman on Tuesday night at FIU Baseball Stadium. The Golden Panthers (15-29) built a 5-0 lead after three innings, but the Wildcats (31-14) answered with five runs in the fourth, fifth and seventh innings to tie it. Mario Trivella homered in the seventh to put FIU back ahead, and Cooper Rasmussen delivered a two-run single in the eighth to extend the lead to 8-5. Bethune-Cookman scored once in the ninth but could not complete the comeback. Andrew Ildefonso went 2 for 4 with two RBIs for FIU. Jordan Vargas earned the win with 2 1/3 innings of one-hit relief, striking out three. For the Wildcats, Andrey Martinez hit a two-run homer in the fifth and Christopher Watson added a solo shot in the seventh. David Morrissey tossed two scoreless innings. FIU outhit Bethune-Cookman 9-7. The Golden Panthers snapped a three-game skid with the win.