MELBOURNE, FLA- Florida Tech Softball welcomed Alderson Broaddus Tuesday night for a non-conference game. This was the first meeting between the two schools. The Panthers are back in the win column after dominating the Battlers in back-to-back games.
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Florida Tech 8, Alderson Broaddus 0
Records: Florida Tech (11-13, 2-7 SSC) | Alderson Broaddus (3-8, 0-0 MEC)
Location: Nancy Bottge Field | Melbourne, Fla.   

STATS OF THE GAME:

• Jolie Miracle's RBI single in the 1^st inning scored Cheyenne Nelson and Ella Niles to get the Panthers on the board early.
• Miracle drove in two more runs in the bottom of the 3^rd inning to give Tech a 4-0 lead.
• Mya Ogbodiewgu's sacrifice fly scored Miracle from third.
• In the 6^th inning, Nelson's single to right field brought home Layna Pollock from second.
• Up by six in the bottom of the 5^th inning, the Panthers needed just two more runs to end the game.
• Ella Gibson got things going with a double to left center field. Chole French grounded out but moved Gibson over to third. On the next play, the Battlers were able to get Gibson out at home.
• Schwartz reached on a fielder's choice. With two outs, Pollock delivered with a base hit to right field. Kelly McLaughlin reached first on an error, but two runs scored and that would end the game.
• Sam Guider threw a 1 hit complete game shutout. Guider threw 58 pitches and struck out five batters.

 
GAME TWO:
Final: Florida Tech 8, Alderson Broaddus 0
Records: Florida Tech (12-13, 2-7 SSC) | Alderson Broaddus (3-9, 0-0 MEC)

STATS OF THE GAME:

• In the bottom of the 2^nd inning, Gibson singled to left field. French's SAC bunt moved Gibson to second.

• Miranda Schwartz blasted a 2-run shot to dead center field to give the Panthers a 2-0 lead.
• Mikayla Lewin's RBI single brought home Nelson from second.
• Miracle tripled to right field bringing home another run to give Teach a 4-0 lead.
• Miracle scored on a wild pitch to tack on another run before the end of the 3^rd inning.
• In the bottom of the 4^th inning, Tech tacked on two more runs on two hits.  
• Heading into the bottom of the 6^th, the Panthers led 7-0. Mary Polak reached third base on an error by left field.
• Nelson's single brought home Polak to end the game.
• Allison Platon picked up her fourth win of the season in the circle for the Panthers. Platon threw innings allowing just one hit. 
• Alex Hendrian came in to relieve Platon in the fourth inning. Hendrian allowed no hits. 

 

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:

• This is the first meeting between Florida Tech and Alderson Broaddus.
• The Panthers stole a total of 12 stolen bases between both games.
• Ella Niles is now 14-14 on stolen bases this season. Niles is 5^th in the SSC in stolen bases.
• Jolie Miracle had herself a day. Miracle went 3-6 at the plate with 6 RBI's. She is currently 4^th in the SSC in RBIs with 17 on the season.
• Miranda Schwartz hit her second homerun of the season.
• The Panthers had 18 hits on the day.

 
 
UP NEXT: Florida Tech will travel to Lakeland this weekend to take on Florida Southern in a three-game series. The first game will be Friday, March 10^th at 7pm.
 
For the latest news, updates and information on the Florida Tech Softball, visit FloridaTechSports.com. Fans can also stay up-to-date on the latest Panthers news by following Florida Tech Athletics on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.