INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Game 1 Final: Florida Tech 1, Florida Southern 3
Game 2 Final: Florida Tech 7, Florida Southern 9
Records:  Florida Tech (24-9, 8-7 SSC) | Florida Southern (16-14, 7-5 SSC)
Location: Henley Field | Lakeland, Fla.

STATS OF GAME 1:

• The first run of the game came in the bottom of the fifth inning when Jared Desantolo would score on a wild pitch, advancing Connor Berry to third, giving the Mocs a 1-0 lead.
• Joe Raffaele hit a sacrifice fly to center field, allowing Berry to score to extending the Mocs' lead 2-0.
• Diego Garcia scored on a wild pitch in the top of the seventh, advancing Hayden Kimball to second, cutting the Mocs lead in half.
• Nathan Chevalier hit an infield single and advanced to second on an error by Hayden Kimball, allowing Jeff Liquori to score, giving the Mocs a 3-1 lead.
• Mitch Harding pitched six and one-third innings where he allowed six hits, two runs, and threw 88 pitches.
• Noah Steckley closed the game for the Panthers where he allowed two hits, one run, and struck out one.
   

STATS OF GAME 2:

• Jeff Liquori hit a solo home run in the bottom of the first to get the Mocs on the board first.
• Jeff Liquori then hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the second, scoring Julio Cortez, and extending the Mocs lead 3-0.
• Connor Berry doubled to right center, plating Nathan Chevalier, making the Mocs lead 4-0.
• Cortez hit a sacrifice fly to left center field in the bottom of the third, giving Duncan Hunter the opportunity to score.
• Dylan Dohanos hit a single through the right side in the top of the fifth, advancing Sam Schner to second, scoring Alec Eldridge, to give the Panthers their first run of the game.
• Ryan Jenkins hit the Mocs' third homer of the game to left field in the bottom of the fifth, scoring Hunter in the process, extending the Mocs lead 7-1.
• Diego Garcia singled to left field in the top of the sixth, advancing Alec Eldridge to second, Josh Ford to third, plating Jakob Newton.
• Hayden Kimball hit a RBI single to left field, advancing Garcia to second, and scoring both Eldridge and Ford, cutting the Mocs lead 7-4.
• Eldridge singled to center field in the top of the seventh, allowing Newton to score, cutting the deficit 7-5.
• Dohanos hit a sacrifice fly to right center in the top of the eighth, plating Kimball.
• Newton hit a RBI double to center field, scoring Castillo to cut the Mocs lead 9-7.
• The Panthers came up short in the ninth inning, giving the Mocs the win.
• Justin Lorenz pitched one and one-third innings, allowing six hits, three runs, and threw 43 pitches.
• Samuel Orozco pitched three and two-thirds innings, allowing five hits, four runs, and struck out one.
• Jason Englert pitched two and one-third innings, allowing three hits, two runs, and struck out three.
• Alex Carpenter closed the game for the Panthers where he only allowed one hit and struck out one.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:

• This was the first series between Florida Tech and Florida Southern since May 5, 2021. The Mocs now lead the all-time series 106-34.
• Dylan Dohanos extended his hitting streak to nine with his single through the left side in the top of the fifth.

UP NEXT:  The Panthers return to action on Tuesday night at 6:00 P.M. for their matchup against Flagler College at Flagler Field in St. Augustine, FL.
 
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