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 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 […]
Panthers Salvage Split Against ERAU
The Florida Tech Panthers finished a productive weekend in Daytona Saturday, with a split of a doubleheader against Embry-Riddle. After losing game one 8-1, the Panthers took game two, 5-3. The end result is a series win, taking two of three conference games against the Eagles. Game one saw the Panthers go up early, […]
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. […]
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, […]