Errors Prove Costly in Panthers Loss to Lady Chaps
The No. 9 Florida Tech Panthers were plagued by mistakes Saturday in their 5-4 loss to Lubbock Christian University at the Gulf Shores Invitational. The game went nine innings. Hopefully, this is just first game nervousness on the part of the Panthers, who got a very good pitching performance from freshman Raychel Trocki. She pitched […]
Panthers Salvage Split Against GCU with Walk-Off Win in Game Two
Florida Tech played their third consecutive doubleheader on Saturday, and for the third straight day, the Panthers got a big walk-off win in game two, completing a three-run comeback against Georgian Court with three runs in the final frame turning a 5-3 deficit into a 6-5 win. It was the third straight walk-off win in […]
Szrom’s Walk-Off Bomb Highlights Panthers Split
Florida Tech scored six runs in the bottom of the seventh in game one Saturday to beat Lynn 7-4. They went down 5-0 early in game two and were unable to come all the way back, losing 5-3. The Panthers won the series two games to one. For the second time this season, Tori Szrom […]
Pitching Shines in Panthers Split with Saints
After starting the season 0-7, the Panthers have been playing great softball and that continued Tuesday, as they split a doubleheader with the Flagler Saints at Nancy Bottge Field. The Panthers took game one 2-1, before dropping game two, 3-1. After picking up her 300th win on Friday at Eckerd, Panthers coach Val Silvestrini started […]
Panthers Complete Sweep of Florida Southern
Following a win under the lights at Nancy Bottge Field on Friday, the Florida Tech softball team completed a three-game sweep on Saturday, winning both ends of a doubleheader 11-3, and 2-1. Victoria Szrom had a grand slam in game one and six RBIs in game one. She finished the game with two of the […]
Panthers Launch Four Home Runs in Win Over FSC
The Florida Tech Panthers began their defense of the Sunshine State Conference title in grand fashion on Friday, beating the visiting Florida Southern Moccasins 7-4 under the lights at Nancy Bottge Field. It took the Panthers eight games to get their first victory, with that win coming last Sunday. They didn’t wait long for number […]
Panthers Manage One Hit Against VSU
It was a tough weekend for the No 9 Florida Tech Panthers in Gulf Shores Alabama. After having games rained out Friday, the Panthers lost twice on Saturday and followed that with a 9-0 loss in five innings on Sunday to No. 24 Valdosta State. The Panthers (0-3) had Raychel Trocki (0-2) made her third consecutive […]
UWF Rally Ends Panthers Magical Run
West Florida has come from behind all through the postseason and they did it again Friday, scoring seven runs in the final two innings and beating the Florida Tech Panthers 7-1 in the NCAA South Super Regional. The loss puts a cap on a Panthers season that is the best in program history. They finished […]
West Florida Comes From Behind to Beat Panthers
The West Florida Argonauts scored four runs in the bottom of the sixth on Thursday and hung on to beat Florida Tech 6-3 in game one of the NCAA South Super Regional in Pensacola. The loss snaps the Panthers 12-game winning streak. Panthers starter Melanie Murphy (25-6) suffered her first loss in her last 22 […]
Rubio’s Blast Secures NCAA South Region 2 Title For Panthers
The magical season continued for Florida Tech Saturday as they won the NCAA South Region 2 title, beating the Mississippi College Choctaws 5-2 at Nancy Bottge Field in Melbourne Florida. “We had a lot of alumni, a lot of fans supporting us,” said Panthers coach Val Silvestrini. “That’s the reason you want to host because […]