Panthers Advance to Regional Title Game
The fourth-ranked Florida Tech Panthers pulled off another big win on Friday, beating the 16th-ranked Alabama-Huntsville Chargers 6-4 in game three of the NCAA Division II South Region 2 Tournament. “This game was a battle,” said Panthers head coach Val Silvestrini. “That’s one of the best offenses we’ve faced all year. I’m really proud of […]
Panthers Win SSC Softball Title
For the first time in program history, the Florida Tech Panthers are Sunshine State Conference champions. The Panthers were victorious over Eckerd on Friday at Nancy Bottge Field, coming away with a 5-0 win on Senior Day. “Before the season started they all said we have the team to win a conference championship,” said Panthers […]
Rule’s RBI Triple Gives Panthers Sweep
Melinda Rule had an RBI triple in the top of the seventh on Friday, sending the fifth-ranked Florida Tech Panthers past the Florida Southern Moccasins 3-2 and completing the Panthers three-game sweep of the Moccasins. The victory is the sixth in a row for Florida Tech. With the win, the Panthers improved their overall record […]
Panthers Punish Mocs’ in Doubleheader
Division II’s fifth-ranked Florida Tech Panthers took both ends of a doubleheader in Lakeland Thursday, beating Florida Southern 8-0 and 7-1. Game two was called in the top of the seventh, due to rin. It was delayed once in the third inning and twice in the seventh before it was made official in the top […]
Panthers Sink Sharks in Doubleheader
The Florida Tech Panthers won both ends of a doubleheader Saturday, and in the process finished a three-game sweep of the Nova Southeastern Sharks at Nancy Bottge Field in Melbourne. “I’m really proud of the way the team is playing,” said Panthers coach Val Silvestrini. “We are playing truly as a team. Everyone is contributing, […]
Panthers Take Game One From NSU
The 10th-ranked Florida Tech Panthers got their weekend off to a good start on Friday, with a 7-1 win over the Nova Southeastern Sharks in the opening game of a three-game series at Nancy Bottge Field. “The first game of the series is very important,” said Panthers coach Val Silvestrini. “To be able to win […]
Tars Walk-Off Panthers in Series Finale
A walk-off single by Lindsay Gehring helped Rollins win Sunday’s softball series finale against Florida Tech, 4-3 in nine innings. Despite the loss, the Panthers took the series two games to one, on the strength of Saturday’s doubleheader sweep that spilled into Sunday. After Saturday’s second game was halted in the ninth inning due to […]
No. 11 Panthers Sweep Doubleheader at No. 24 Rollins
The 11th-ranked Florida Tech Panthers took a trip to Winter Park on Saturday, to meet the 24th-ranked Rollins College Tars in a top-25 softball battle. The Panthers used a five-run fifth inning and a three-run seventh to win game one of the series, 8-1. Game two was suspended in the top of the ninth with the […]
Pitching Rules The Day in Panthers Split With PBA
The Florida Tech Panthers earned a split on Saturday against Palm Beach Atlantic, as each team came away with a 3-2 victory in a Sunshine State Conference softball doubleheader at Nancy Bottge Field. The first game was a pitcher’s duel between Jordan Lawlis for the Panthers and Abbey Busby for PBA, who was right back […]
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 […]