Panthers Sweep Lynn For Second Straight Day
After an exciting doubleheader sweep over Lynn at Nancy Bottge field on Thursday, the Florida Tech softball team repeated the feat on Friday this time at Boca Raton, running their record to 4-0 on the young season. We hit the ball really well and I like how the offense is playing right now,” said Panthers […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Walk-Off Win Highlights Panthers Doubleheader Sweep
Florida Tech softball (38-10, 22-7 SSC) did their part on Thursday, sweeping a doubleheader from Eckerd at Nancy Bottge Field in Melbourne. Game one did not see a run on the board until the sixth inning, and the Panthers walked off in game two, thanks to an error. When all was said and done, the […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]