AUBURNDALE, Fla. (Baseball) - Florida Tech tallied two more wins on Saturday at the RussMatt Invitational in Auburndale, Fla. In game one, the Panthers defeated University of Mary 8-7 and conquered Walsh University 8-2. Under the guidance of Coach Greg Berkemeier, the Panthers now advance to 11-5 respectively on the season.

The Panthers took a quick lead against the University of Mary when John Sternagel hit a home run during his first at bat. Nick Capra also singled out to left field and brought Dan Szpik home, which gave the Panthers their lead. The Marauders answered in the bottom of the inning when they scored two runs and tied the game 2-2.

In the second inning, Florida Tech took back the lead when Sternagel hit a sacrifice fly to left field, which brought Erik Molina home. The Panthers continued to stretch their lead when Reid Neal hit his first home run of the day in the fifth inning. Florida Tech generated additional runs throughout the game, while a fighting Marauder offense tried to come back in the ninth they fell short to the Panthers eight runs.

Bringing his record to 3-2 on the season, with the win, is Tyler Deel. He tallied seven strikeouts and only allowed three runs in the five innings pitched. Luke Lorah took the save when he only allowed one hit against the 13 batters he faced.

In the second game, Florida Tech scored three runs in the first three innings against Walsh University and kept their lead throughout the entire game. The Panthers tallied three home runs during the game from Neal and Szpik (BOT 7), followed by James Gronberg (BOT 5). The Panthers totaled eight runs off 11 hits and held the Cavaliers to just two runs off seven hits.

Starting pitcher Andy Marzheuser took home his fourth win of the season bringing his record to 4-0. Marzheuser tallied six strikeouts against the 27 batters faced and held Walsh to just two runs during his seven innings pitched. Justin Barney came in to relieve Marzheuser in the eighth and held the Cavaliers to no hits and no runs in the final two innings. 

Some notable Panthers were Neal (6-7, 2 homeruns, 4 RBIs), Szpik (1 homerun, 3 RBIs) and Gronberg (1 homerun, 2 RBIs).

Florida Tech takes on Winona State University next on Monday at 3 p.m. ET at Andy Seminick-Les Hall Field. For live coverage, visit FloridaTechSports.com/live