Panthers Win Streak Reaches Nine Behind Marzheuser Gem
The Florida Tech Panthers (14-7, 5-2 SSC) won their ninth straight game Friday night, beating 19th-ranked Nova Southeastern 7-1 in the first of three games in Fort Lauderdale. The loss snapped a five-game winning streak for the Sharks. Andy Marzheuser pitched six strong innings en route to his third win of the season, and Jacob […]
Rubio Leads Panthers to Victory
Florida Tech softball picked up their third straight win Friday night, beating Embry-Riddle 4-2 in the opening game of a three-game series in Daytona. Vanessa Rubio finished the day 2-for-2, knocking in two runs with RBI doubles in the third and fifth innings. Of the Panthers seven hits on Friday, four were doubles. Melanie Murphy […]
Panthers Come From Behind Win Highlights Softball Saturday
The Florida Tech Panthers split their two games Saturday at the ASU McCorkle Challenge, losing their first game to second-ranked Angelo State 3-0, before snatching victory from the jaws of defeat with a five-run eighth inning to beat Texas A&M International 6-5. With the 3-0 victory, Angelo State handed the Panthers their third straight shutout […]
Host Panthers Lose Tournament Opener
The Florida Tech Softball Classic Tournament started Friday morning with the Panthers hosting #22 St. Mary’s. Melanie Murphy pitched her fifth consecutive complete game, but five errors behind her helped the Rattlers hang on for a 3-1 win. Murphy (2-3) allowed six hits and struck out six in her 120 pitch performance. She did not […]
Panthers Shut Out Purple Knights Twice
The Florida Tech Panthers got great pitching on Friday, leading to a sweep of the Bridgeport Purple Knights in a Division II doubleheader at Andy Seminick-Les Hall Field. The visitors managed only five hits in 16 innings of baseball, with Andy Marzheuser allowing four hits in 7.1 innings and Colin Cristello giving up one hit […]
Panthers Sweep Wilmington in Doubleheader
Tina Velazquez pitched nine innings in game one and homered in game two, helping the Florida Tech Panthers to a sweep of the visiting Wilmington Wildcats on Tuesday, 4-3 (nine innings) and 8-0 (five innings) at Nancy Bottge Field. Melanie Murphy got the five-inning complete-game in game two, allowing two hits and striking out five. […]
Panthers Season Ends With Loss to Sailfish
A disappointing 2018-2019 Florida Tech basketball season ended Saturday with an 81-64 loss to the Palm Beach Atlantic Sailfish in St. Petersburg. One bright spot for the Panthers this season was Derek Murphy. He ended his season with his 10th double-double, including 23-points and 10 rebounds. Trey Schaneville was the only other Panther in double […]
Panthers Split Double-Dip With Lions
After having their 14-game winning streak snapped on Friday, the Florida Tech Panthers had to settle for a doubleheader split against Saint Leo on Saturday. The Panthers won game one 2-1, before dropping a 1-0 heartbreaker in game two. The day started with a 2-1 win for the Panthers, as Tina Velazquez did double duty, […]
Murphy’s Career-High 40 Not Enough Against Rollins
The Florida Tech men’s basketball team started the night against Rollins in a deep hole on Wednesday, and despite their best efforts, they couldn’t climb the mountain, losing to the Tars 84-72 on Senior Night. The loss was the ninth in a row for the Panthers. Junior Derek Murphy registered a double-double, scoring a career-high […]
Sunday Sweep Extends Panthers Win Streak to 14
The 14th-ranked Florida Tech softball team earned their second five-game tournament sweep of the season on Sunday with wins over Flager College, 6-1 and Georgia College, 6-5 on the final day of the Florida Tech Invitational at the USSSA Complex in Viera, FL. Their other weekend tournament sweep came happened February 8-10 in the NFCA […]