Eckerd Walks Off Against FIT
The Florida Tech Panthers had their seven-game winning streak snapped Friday, after Meredith McGinnis gave the homestanding Eckerd Tritons a 1-0 win with a walk-off single in the seventh inning. The loss snapped FIT’s seven-game winning streak and put a damper on another great effort in the circle for Melanie Murphy, who allowed five hits […]
Florida Tech Takes Down Nova in Doubleheader Sweep
It took until the 13th inning in game two before the Florida Tech Panthers were able to snatch a 4-2 victory and complete a sweep of the Nova Southeastern Sharks on Saturday, in Ft. Lauderdale. A far cry from the five innings they needed to win game one, 8-0. Xiarysse Emerenciana went 3-for-3 with two […]
Panthers Best Nova in Series Opener
Melanie Murphy has had a stellar season in a Florida Tech uniform in 2018 and that continued Friday night as her two-hitter helped the Panthers beat Nova Southeastern on Friday night, by the score of 4-1. Murphy (12-7), who was named Sunshine State Conference pitcher of the week on Monday and the Division II National […]
Panthers Blank Tars in Series Opener
Florida Tech opened a three-game series against Rollins on Thursday with a 2-0 win over the visiting Tars. The victory evened the all-time softball series between these two teams at 51 wins each. Melanie Murphy got the complete-game for the Panthers, lowering her Sunshine State Conference-leading earned run average to 1.16. Opposing batters are […]
PBA Sweeps FIT With Two Walk-off Victories
The Florida Tech Panthers gave the conference-leading Sailfish of Palm Beach Atlantic all they wanted and more on Saturday, before falling in both ends of a doubleheader, 3-2 and 4-3. PBA won both games in their final at-bat, a sac fly in game one and an unearned run in game two. The second game saw […]
Lions Finish Weekend Sweep of Panthers
The Saint Leo Lions showed why they were the preseason favorite to win the Sunshine State Conference over the weekend. Following a 1-0 win on Friday, they swept the Panthers in Saturday’s doubleheader, 7-4 and 3-1. Errors have been a big problem for the Panthers in the early going this season and Saturday was no […]
Saint Leo Walks-Off Against Florida Tech
Florida Tech deserved a better fate against 10th-ranked Saint Leo on Friday, but the Lions prevailed with a sac fly in the bottom of the seventh off the bat of Bethany Kursch, allowing Ashley Morris to score from third and give the home team a 1-0 victory. Makayla Palmer had two of the Panthers three […]
Panthers Can’t Solve St. Mary’s
St. Mary’s scored in three consecutive innings Saturday and beat the Florida Tech Panthers 4-1, in the opening game on day two of the 2018 Florida Tech Softball Classic. The Panthers (5-6) lost to the Rattlers on Friday, 3-1 but came back and won game two over Lynn 2-1, with McKenzie Krutsinger pitching a great […]
Panthers Earn Split on Opening Day
The Florida Tech Panthers opened their season Saturday in Columbus Georgia, participating in the Southern Softball Showdown. In Game one, the Panthers beat Valdosta State 4-1, before dropping a 7-1 decision to Columbus state in game two. Against Valdosta State, the Panthers scored four first-inning runs and junior transfer pitcher Melanie Murphy made it stand […]