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 […]
Florida Tech Sweeps Mustangs in Doubleheader
The Florida Tech Panthers hosted Southwest Minnesota State in a doubleheader Monday. beating the Mustangs 15-1 and 6-3. The game one victory was in the books in five innings, and it was the Panthers 20th win of the season. Game two was added just prior to the start of game one. Originally this was just […]
Tampa Triumphs Over Florida Tech in Memorable Doubleheader
In one of the wildest days of softball you will ever see, the homestanding Tampa Spartans completed a doubleheader sweep of 10th-ranked Florida Tech on Saturday, winning game one 9-1 in five innings, and game two 4-3 in 13 innings. Saturday’s results gave Tampa a 12-9 overall record and 6-6 in the Sunshine State Conference. […]
Murphy Dominates in Tampa
Melanie Murphy threw a complete-game four-hitter Friday night, leading the 20th-ranked Florida Tech softball team to a 2-0 win at Tampa, in this weekend’s series opener. Murphy (8-4) went the distance for the seventh time this season. She struck out two and did not walk a batter, throwing 92 pitches, 62 for strikes. She now […]
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 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, […]
Lions Snap Panthers 14-Game Run
Starting pitcher Auria Mounts retired the last 13 Florida batters she faced Friday afternoon, helping her Saint Leo Lions hand the Florida Tech Panthers a 4-2 loss at Nancy Bottge field. The loss snaps FIT’s 14-game winning streak. Mounts (6-5) went the distance for Saint Leo, giving up three hits and one earned run. She […]
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 […]
Murphy Throws Perfect Game in Panthers Sweep
It’s early in the season, but the Florida Tech Panthers are off to an amazing start. They won twice on Saturday, in day two of the Florida Tech Invitational at the USSSA Space Coast Complex. Victories over North Georgia and Converse College extended the Panthers win streak to 12 games in a row and improved […]
Panthers Win 10th Straight
The Florida Tech Panthers (11-2) got their big weekend off on the right foot with a 2-1 win over the Columbus State Cougars in the Florida Tech Invitational at the USSSA Complex in Viera, FL. The win is the 10th in a row for the Panthers. “I think that all the games we’ve played […]