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 […]
Murphy Muzzles the Sailfish
The 10th-ranked Florida Tech Panthers got a brilliant pitching performance from Melanie Murphy and took advantage of miscues from the Palm Beach Atlantic defense to earn a 2-1 win in Friday’s opening game of a Sunshine State Conference softball series. Statistically, the game looks pretty even, considering the score and the fact that each team […]
Panthers Manage One Hit at Flagler
Flagler Saints pitcher Kyra Gipson was one pitch away from history on Wednesday, giving up an infield single to Shanysse Emerenciana in the top of the seventh, en route to a 4-0 shutout of 10th-ranked Florida Tech. Gipson was on all night. giving up only a walk to Ally Carver in the second inning and […]
Panthers Bury Bucs in Doubleheader
The 12th-ranked Florida Tech Panthers completed a weekend sweep of former Florida Tech assistant coach Sean Cotter’s Barry Buccaneers on Saturday at Nancy Bottge Field, taking down the Bucs 6-5 in game one, and needing just five innings to earn a 13-2 win in game two. It was the second run-rule win of the series […]
Panthers Pounce on Barry Early in Win
The Florida Tech Panthers (24-7, 8-5 SSC) made quick work of the Barry Buccaneers on Friday, winning 10-0 in five innings at Nancy Bottge Field. Melanie Murphy (12-5) got the start in the circle for Florida Tech and pitched three perfect innings, before giving way to Tina Velazquez for the final two. Murphy was in […]