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7
Florida Tech FITB 8-7
17
Winner Florida Southern FSB 10-4
Florida Tech FITB
8-7
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Florida Southern FSB
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Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Florida Tech FITB 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 0 7 6 1
Florida Southern FSB 0 0 2 1 8 3 3 0 X 17 17 1

W: L. Fisher (1-0) L: Galindo , Christian (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Will Thornhill

Mocs Overpower Panthers in Lakeland

LAKELAND, Fla. - Florida Tech traveled to Florida Southern to play the Mocs in a midweek regional game. The Panthers could not keep up with the Mocs as they won their eighth consecutive game. 

INSIDE THE MATCHUP: 
Final: Florida Tech 7, Florida Southern 17 
Records: Florida Tech (8-7, 2-1 SSC) | Florida Southern (10-4, 3-0 SSC) 
Location: Henley Field | Lakeland, Fla. 

STATS OF GAME:

  • The Panthers opened the scoring in the third inning with a 2-run home run to left-center field by Jason Blackstone that scored Gabe Garrett. 
  • Florida Southern matched that with a 2-run home run to center field by Drew Cavanaugh. 
  • A sacrifice fly to right field by D'Ante Starks gave Southern the lead in the fourth inning. 
  • The Mocs broke open the game with eight runs on six hits and two walks in the fifth inning. 
  • A solo home run from Mitch Donofrio sparked a 3-run sixth inning for Southern. 
  • The final home run of the night for the Mocs came off the bat of Jeff Lequori, a 3-run shot to right field.  
  • Luca Wentzel delivered a grand slam to left field for Tech in the eighth inning to cut the lead to 17-6. 
  • A bases-loaded walk gave Tech its final run of the game later in the eighth inning. 
  • RHP Christian Galindo took the loss for the Panthers. He threw three innings and gave up three earned runs on five hits with seven strikeouts and one walk. 
  • LHP Liam Progulske threw a scoreless inning in relief for the Panthers. 
  • RHP Lake Fisher took the win for Southern, working four innings and giving up two earned runs on three hits with seven strikeouts.  
  • Blackstone led the Panthers with two hits. 

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE: 

  • The Panthers drop to 35-106 all-time against the Mocs. 
  • Blackstone and Wentzel each hit their first career home run at Florida Tech. 

UP NEXT: Florida Tech returns to action on Friday, March 3rd at Saint Leo where it will begin a three-game set. First pitch on Friday is scheduled for 6 p.m. 
 

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