MELBOURNE, Fla. (Baseball) – Florida Tech will induct four members and one team into the university's Sports Hall of Fame on Friday, Feb. 1 in the Hartley Room at the Denius Student Center on the FIT campus. To honor the Class of 2013, a profile was posted daily at FloridaTechSports.com for five days. The final profile documents the 1992 Baseball Team.

The 1992 Baseball Team's accomplishment as one of the top teams in the 50-year history of Florida Tech baseball is even more amazing considering the adversity it overcame. Injuries to several starters and a difficult start to the season did not prevent the Panthers from making history.

Led by head coach Les Hall, Florida Tech went on to win the program's first NCAA Division II South Atlantic Region Championship and advanced to the final eight of the NCAA Tournament. When the dust finally settled, Florida Tech finished the season with a 28-22 overall record.

Ranked 22nd in the nation and No. 3 in the South Atlantic Region, the Panthers upset nationally ranked No. 5 South Carolina-Aiken 6-4 in the first game of the regional tournament. Alan Greene came through with a bases loaded single in the top of the ninth inning. Jeff Faino won his fourth straight in his ninth complete game, scattering six hits and retiring 13 straight hitters from the first through sixth innings.

In the following game against nationally-ranked No. 2 Armstrong Atlantic State, Florida Tech had to rally. Trailing 5-1 in the fourth inning, Phil Campbell cracked a two-run double and Mark Venditti hit an RBI groundout to tie the game. Venditti delivered again in the sixth inning with a two-run single to break the tie, leading to the 7-5 win. Scott Buzza earned the win, pitching 7 2/3 innings of four-hit relief.

Florida Tech met South Carolina-Aiken one more time in the South Atlantic Region Championship. Down 2-0, Joel Stephens hit grand slam. The Panthers would go on to win 7-2 and advance to the championship portion of the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history.

Campbell was named Outstanding Player of the South Atlantic Regional. Scott Brown, Jeff Driskell, Faino, Mike Hannon, Stephens and Venditti were also named to the All-South Atlantic Region Tournament Team. However, the Panthers magical season was a total team effort, with every member providing major contributions. The pitching staff was phenomenal, recording a 2.68 ERA.

Individually, Faino was superb on the mound, with a 2.48 ERA in 19 appearances. Faino pitched in a team-high 145.1 innings, recording a team-high 112 strikeouts. Buzza added a team-high 23 appearances, all in relief, with a team-best 1.90 ERA.  Greene chipped in five victories and a 2.82 ERA.

At the plate, Venditti led the team with a .293 batting average. Driskell provided the power with a team-best nine home runs. Driskell's 29 extra-base hits led the club as well. Hannon contributed seven stolen bases and 19 RBIs.

Also contributing to the historic season was Dustin Divitto, Charles Dwyer, Bryan Facterman, Brad Given, Fred Hood, Andy Keith, Pete Labbe, assistant coach Paul Ouellette, Dacks Rodriguez, trainer Ray Rodriguez, Dave Schwefler and Chad Shoultz.

Twenty seasons have elapsed since the baseball team's historic season. The 1992 team's achievement remains the best in program history.

The Florida Tech Sports Hall of Fame will begin with a reception at 6 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 1 in the Hartley Room at the Denius Student Center on the FIT campus. The dinner and program will start at 7 p.m. Former women's rower Dr. Valerie Barber ('78), men's soccer players Eddie Enders ('93) and Fidgi Haig ('92), men's tennis player Khalid Outaleb ('87) and the 1992 Baseball Team will enter as the Class of 2013.

The banquet will be streamed live online at http://bit.ly/FITHallofFame.