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Owens vs Saint Leo
5
Winner Saint Leo ST. LEO 26-12
4
Florida Tech FT 26-13
Winner
Saint Leo ST. LEO
26-12
5
Final
4
Florida Tech FT
26-13
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Saint Leo ST. LEO 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 5 7 1
Florida Tech FT 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 6 0

W: D. Rudsinski (2-0) L: Carpenter, Alex (1-2) S: J. Jones (6)

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Saint Leo ST. LEO 26-13
9
Winner Florida Tech FT 27-13
Saint Leo ST. LEO
26-13
7
Final
9
Florida Tech FT
27-13
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Saint Leo ST. LEO 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 3 0 7 8 1
Florida Tech FT 4 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 X 9 12 1

W: Steckley, Noah (2-1) L: P. Gallagher (0-1) S: Rodgers, Zach (1)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Corey Szewczyk

Panthers Snap Losing Streak with Doubleheader Split

Tech escapes sweep thanks to Game Two homeruns by Alec Eldridge and Dylan Owens

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Game 1 Final: Florida Tech 4, Saint Leo 5
Game 2 Final: Florida Tech 9, Saint Leo 7
Records:  Florida Tech (27-13, 10-11 SSC) | Saint Leo (26-13, 12-9 SSC)
Location: Andy Seminick-Les Hall Field | Melbourne, Fla.

STATS OF GAME 1:
 
  • The Panthers struck first in the bottom of the first when Jakob Newton grounded out to first, allowing Dylan Dohanos to score, advancing Paul Castillo to third.
  • Paul Castillo then scored after Brett Parrish grounded out to first base, giving the Panthers a 2-0 lead.
  • The Lions answered in the top of the fifth when Bobby Sparling homered to left field, cutting the Panthers lead in half.
  • Dylan Owens hit a RBI double to left center field in the bottom of the sixth, scoring Castillo, and advancing Parrish to third base.
  • Diego Garcia singled up the middle with bases loaded, which allowed Jack Nagy to advance to second, Owens to third, scoring Parrish, extending the Panther lead 4-1.
  • Sparling hit a homerun to right field in the top of the seventh to cut the Panther lead 4-2.
  • Nunez singled to left field in the top of the eighth, plating Wyman.
  • Sparling would hit his third homerun of the game in the top of the ninth to tie the game for the Lions 4-4.
  • Following Sparling's homerun, Adrien Roa homered to right field, giving the Lions a 5-4 lead.
  • The Panthers would come up short in the bottom of the ninth, giving the Lions a game one victory.
  • Boris Villa pitched five innings, allowing two hits, one run, struck out seven Lions, and threw 59 pitches.
  • Andres Rodriguez pitched three innings, allowing three hits, two runs, while striking out five.
  • Alex Carpenter closed the game for the Panthers, allowing two hits, two runs, and threw 17 pitches.
STATS OF GAME 2:
  • Jakob Newton reached first on an error by the Lion's second baseman in the bottom of the first, allowing Paul Castillo to give the Panthers a 1-0 lead.
  • Alec Eldridge hit a RBI double down the right field line, which allowed Dylan Owens to advance to third, plating Brett Parrish.
  • Diego Garcia hit a RBI single up the middle, scoring both Eldridge and Owens, extending the Panther lead 4-0.
  • Brett Parrish hit a RBI triple to right field in the bottom of the fifth, plating Dylan Dohanos.
  • Dylan Owens singled to right field, scoring Parrish.
  • Adrien Roa hit his second homerun of the day in the top of the sixth, getting the Lions on the board.
  • Buck Anderson grounded out to Dohanos with bases loaded, allowing Wyman to score for the Lions.
  • Tyler Trovinger doubled to right center, scoring Nunez and Meredith, to cut the Panther lead 6-4.
  • Hayden Kimball hit a solo homerun to center field in the bottom of the sixth, extending the Panther lead 7-4.
  • Meredith scored in the top of the eighth after Anderson grounded out to Dylan Dohanos.
  • Trovinger singled through the left side, plating Nunez.
  • Roa reached first on a throwing error by Hayden Kimball, scoring Trovinger, to tie the game for the Lions 7-7.
  • Dylan Owens hit a solo homerun to center field in the bottom of the eighth to give the Panthers a 8-7 lead.
  • Following Owens' homerun, Alec Eldridge hits a solo homerun to right field, helping the Panthers secure a 9-7 game two victory.
  • Justin Lorenz pitched one inning, allowing one hit, no runs, struck out two Lions, while throwing 28 pitches.
  • Samuel Orozco pitched four and one-third innings, allowing three hits and two runs.
  • Jason Englert pitched two batters, allowing two runs.
  • Noah Steckley pitched two and two-third innings, allowing four hits, three runs, and struck out two.
  • Zach Rodgers pitched one perfect inning, while throwing only eighth pitches.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:
  • This was the first series between Florida Tech and Saint Leo since April 17, 2021. The Lions still lead the all-time series 91-62-1. 
  • Dylan Owens extended his hitting streak to seven thanks to his single to right field in the bottom of the fifth of game two.
  • Brett Parrish extended his hitting streak to six thanks to his triple to right field in the bottom of the fifth in game two.

UP NEXT:  The Panthers return to action on Tuesday night at 6:00 PM for a regional matchup against Saint Leo at Thomas B Southard Stadium in Saint Leo, FL.
 
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