INSIDE THE MATCHUP:

Game 1 Final: Florida Tech 8, #13 Tampa 13
Game 2 Final: Florida Tech 3, #13 Tampa 2
Records: Florida Tech (11-7, 3-3 SSC) | #13 Tampa (11-5, 5-1)
Location: Nancy Bottge Field | Melbourne, Fla.  


STATS OF GAME ONE:

• Tampa bats were hot in the top of the second inning, scoring seven runs including a two-run homerun by Corynn Miner.
• A sacrifice fly to center field scored Mariah Galhouse to make it 8-0 for the Spartans in the top of the 4^th.
• Panthers cut the deficit in half in the bottom of the 5^th. A bases loaded sacrifice fly by Alex Hendrian scored Cheyenne Nelson. Jolie Miracle followed with an out of the park three-run homerun to make it 8-4.
• Both teams added four more runs in the 6^th inning. A RBI triple, RBI double, and a two RBI double for the Spartans brought them to 11 runs.
• Mikayla Wessel led off the bottom of the 6^th with a single to shortstop, following a steal of second. Nelson doubled to left center plating Wessel. Chloe French reached on a fielding error, scoring Nelson. A two RBI single from Miracle gave the Panthers' runs three and four.
• Tampa would add their final run in the top of 7^th on a RBI single, 13-8.
• Nelson and Mikayla Lewin each recorded a hit in the final inning.
• Kelsie Rivers (3-2) got the start in the circle allowing five runs on one strikeout.
• Nelson went 4-5 at bat with two doubles, two runs, and one RBI.
• Miracle went 3-3 with one homerun, one double, five RBI, and one run.

 
 STATS OF GAME TWO:

• UT got it started with a two-run homerun by Corynn Miner in the top of the 1^st.
• Panthers answered with a bases loaded single by Ella Gibson to plate Miracle and cut the deficit in half, 2-1, in the bottom of the 1^st.
• Bottom of the 2^nd, Nelson singled to left field to score Ashley Campbell and tie it up, 2-2.
• The winning run came in the bottom of the 4^th as Wessel reached first on a field error and stole second. Nelson had a sacrifice bunt to advance Wessel to third. Miracle followed with a sacrifice fly to plate Wessel.
• Alex Hendrian (8-6) pitched a full game allowing five hits and two runs on four strikeouts.

 
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:

• Panthers move to 52-71 all-time against Tampa.
• Mikayla Wessel and Cheyenne Nelson both reached 150 career-hits in the outing.
• Wessel has extended her on base streak to six.
• Lewin and Miracle both went 5-9 in the series.

 

UP NEXT: Florida Tech is back at home Tuesday, March 1 for a non-conference doubleheader against Wilmington (Del.). First pitch is at 4 p.m.

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