INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Florida Tech 2, RV Wingate 0
Records: Florida Tech (5-5, 0-0 SSC) | Wingate (4-3, 0-0 SAC)
Location: Longwood, Fla.   


STATS OF THE GAME:

• Wingate's leadoff hitter singled to start the game, but Jolie Miracle showed off her arm throwing her out at second on a steal to clear the bases.
• Mikayla Lewin's sacrifice fly brought home Cheyenne Nelson from third.
• Sam Guider struck out back-to-back batters to end the second inning.
• Miracle's single in the 5^th inning brought home Layna Pollock from third to give the Panthers a 2-0 lead.
• In the top of the 6^th, the first batter up hit a hard ball to the gap in between left and center field. Freshman Ella Niles tracked the ball down making one heck of a play in left field for the out.
• Florida Tech wrapped up the game in the top of the 7^th with a 1,2,3, inning to secure the victory.
• Sam Guider picked up her second win of the season. She threw four innings, allowing three hits, one walk, and no runs. Guider had three strikeouts.
• Alli Platon got the save throwing three innings. Platon allowed no hits and had one strikeout.

 
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:

• Florida Tech is now 2-2 against Wingate in the all-time series.
• Cheyenne Nelson went 2-3 at the plate. Nelson is on a 5-game hitting streak and ranked 2^nd in the SSC with 17 hits.
• Jolie Miracle was 2-3 at the plate with an RBI.
• This is the first game of the season; Tech held their opponent to 0 runs.
• For the second time this season, the Panthers produced 9 hits.

UP NEXT: Florida Tech will host Nova Southeastern in their first home series on Friday, Feb. 17^th. First pitch is set for 6PM.
 
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