INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Florida Tech 16, Chestnut Hill 2
Records: Florida Tech (13-5, 3-3 SSC) | Chestnut Hill (1-4, 0-0 CACC)
Location: Andy Seminick-Les Hall Field | Melbourne, Fla.
STATS OF GAME:
- In the bottom of the first, Brett Parrish doubled down the right field line, allowing Jack Nagy and Dylan Dohanos to score, putting the Panthers' first runs on the board.
- Sam Schner hit a sacrifice fly to center field in the bottom of the second, scoring Paul Castillo from third.
- Jakob Newton hit an RBI single to left field, advancing Nagy to second, and plating Hayden Kimball.
- Dylan Owens threw out two Griffin runners, extending his total to five.
- Paul Castillo hit an RBI single up the middle in the bottom of the fifth, scoring Dylan Owens.
- Alec Eldridge hit a laser to left center field in the bottom of the sixth, plating both Parrish and Newton.
- Castillo hit an RBI double to right field, scoring Eldridge and Owens.
- Kimball singled to left center, scoring Castillo.
- The final run of the sixth inning came when Schner singled to second base, plating Kimball.
- The Griffins would avoid the shutout in the top of the seventh when John Contoudis tripled to right field, scoring Rocco Stark.
- Luca Wentzel hit a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the eighth, plating Diego Garcia.
- Boris Villa pitched seven innings, allowing two runs, six hits, striking out ten Griffins, and threw 87 pitches.
- Preston Schumacher pitched a perfect two innings, striking out one, to close the game for the Panthers.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:
- This was the first meeting between Florida Tech and Chestnut Hill since March 3rd, 2016. Florida Tech now leads the all-time series 3-0.
- Jakob Newton extended his hitting streak to 14 with his RBI single to left field.
- Boris Villa had the first 10+ strikeout game for a Panther since Andy Marzheuser struck out 10 against Georgia College on March 29, 2019.
- The Panthers are first in base hits in the Sunshine State Conference, totaling 215 hits over the first 18 games.
UP NEXT: The Panthers return to action on Saturday afternoon at 1:00 P.M. for a matchup against Chestnut Hill at Andy Seminick-Les Hall Field.
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