No. 13 Spartans Beat Panthers
The Tampa Spartans (10-4, 4-0 SSC) hung on for a 3-1 win Friday night against the Florida Tech Panthers (10-6, 2-2 SSC in the series opener at Nancy Bottge Field. The 13th-ranked Spartans scored three times in the fourth inning and made that hold up. Alex Hendrian got the start for the Panthers and struck […]
Panthers Use Long Ball to Sweep Flagler
The Florida Tech Panthers (10-5) swept a doubleheader in St. Augustine, beating Flagler 7-0 in game one and 4-2 in game two. With the two wins, the Panthers have now won four in a row and improved their record on the road to 5-1. Cheyenne Nelson had a two-run homer in the first game and […]
Pitching, Defense Key Panthers Softball Doubleheader Sweep
Header pic: Cheyenne Nelson – Credit: Florida Tech Athletics The Florida Tech softball team swept a doubleheader at Miami Shores on Saturday, beating Barry 5-3, and 1-0. With Saturday’s victories, the Panthers take two of three to open Sunshine State Conference play. The Buccaneers did win Friday’s series opener, 1-0. Panthers coach Val Silvestrini was […]
Barry Upends Florida Tech in Pitcher’s Duel
In a game that featured four combined hits, the Barry Buccaneers got a 1-0 victory over Florida Tech on Friday, winning 1-0 in the opening game of the weekend softball series. Sophomore pitcher Maci Barnhart (5-1) had the Panthers on their heels much of the night, allowing just one hit in the complete-game gem. She […]
Panthers Beat Bentley in 10 Innings
Header pic: Cheyenne Nelson Florida Tech got a hard-earned win over Bentley on Sunday to start the final day of the Florida Tech Invitational at the Launch Pad in Cocoa. The Panthers beat the Falcons 5-4 in 10 innings. It was the second win of the weekend over the Falcons, as the Panthers won 12-4 […]
Panthers Topple #8 Saint Anselm in Extras
Header pic: Mikayla Wessel The Florida Tech softball team kicked off day two of the Florida Tech Invitational with an exciting 3-2 win over the 8th-ranked Saint Anselm Hawks. Alex Hendrian got the start in the circle for Florida Tech against Sophia Dipippo. Hendrian got off to a great start, pitching 4.1 innings before the […]
Panthers Get Comeback Win Over Bulldogs
Florida Tech got off to a good start in the Florida Tech Invitational on Friday, beating Wingate in come from behind fashion, winning 3-2 at The Launch Pad Complex in Cocoa. Florida Tech (3-2) had eight hits in the game with Jolie Miracle and Chloe French each getting two. Alex Hendrian got the start for […]
Panthers Bash Bentley in Florida Tech Invitational
Tori Szrom – Florida Tech Athletics Following their come-from-behind win over Wingate earlier in the day, Florida Tech finished the day with a big 12-4 win over the Bentley Falcons to finish up day one of the Florida Tech Invitational softball tournament in Cocoa. The Panthers (4-2) got off to an early lead, only to […]
Panthers Pummel Bobcats to End Weekend
The Florida Tech Panthers (2-2) put an exclamation point on their trip to Georgia this weekend for the Bobcat Classic. After picking up their first win of the season against Carson-Newman Sunday morning, they immediately followed that with an 18-3 win over host Georgia College. Kelsie Rivers (1-0) made the start for the Panthers in […]
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 […]