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Schwartz
3
Winner Florida Tech PANTHERS 2-1
1
Flagler FLG 3-1
Winner
Florida Tech PANTHERS
2-1
3
Final
1
Flagler FLG
3-1
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Florida Tech PANTHERS 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 7 0
Flagler FLG 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0

W: Hendrian, Alex (2-0) L: Dakota Kulis (1-1)

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Winner CATAWBA COLLEGE CATSB 1-3
5
Florida Tech PANTHERS 2-2
Winner
CATAWBA COLLEGE CATSB
1-3
6
Final
5
Florida Tech PANTHERS
2-2
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
CATAWBA COLLEGE CATSB 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 6 10 2
Florida Tech PANTHERS 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 5 6 0

W: Riley Tucker (1-1) L: Niles, Ella (0-2)

Game Recap: Softball | | Matt Padeway

Softball Splits Doubleheader at Flagler Invitational

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – The Florida Tech softball team traveled to St. Augustine, Fla. to take on Flagler and Catawba in the Flagler Invitational. The Panthers split their two games, defeating Flagler, 3-1, and falling to Catawba, 6-5.
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:

GAME ONE:
Final: Florida Tech 3, Flagler 1
Records: Florida Tech (2-1, 0-0 SSC) | Flagler (3-1, 0-0 PBC)
Location: Flagler Field | St. Augustine, Fla.  
 
STATS OF THE GAME:
  • Tech would threaten in the top of the first after Kelly McLaughlin singled to left field and a few batters later found herself on third base. But Flagler would work out of the jam to keep the game scoreless.
  • Flagler got on the board in the bottom half of the first with an RBI single from Hannah Smith.
  • Both teams would go three up and three down over the next two innings.
  • In the top of the fourth, Jolie Miracle led off with a single and would come around to score after Mya Ogbodiewgu drew a bases-loaded walk. A passed ball and a single by Kathryn Sexton would plate two more runs and the Panthers took a 3-1 lead.
  • Neither team would get a baserunner past first base over the last three innings and Tech came away with the 3-1 win.
 
GAME TWO:
Final: Florida Tech 5, Catawba 6
Records: Florida Tech (2-2, 0-0 SSC) | Catawba (1-3, 0-0 SAC)
Location: Flagler Field | St. Augustine, Fla.  
 
STATS OF GAME 2:
  • After a scoreless top of the first, an Ella Niles single in the bottom half of the inning led to her scoring on a wild pitch a few batters later. After reaching base on an error, Miracle would do the same a few batters later to give Tech a 2-0 lead.
  • Catawba tied the game up at 2-2 in the top of the third inning on a sacrifice groundout and an RBI double.
  • The Panthers would retake the lead, 4-2, in the bottom of the third after Miracle scored on a first-and-third play that saw Katie Hogue steal second. Hogue would score later after Miranda Schwartz smacked a double to center field.
  • In the top of the fifth inning, Catawba would score two more runs to tie the game again, this time at 4-4.
  • Ogbodiewgu drilled a two-out home run in the bottom of the fifth to retake the lead for Tech, 5-4.
  • Catawba would answer with back-to-back two-out RBI knocks in the top of the sixth to take a 6-5 lead.
  • The Panthers would go down in order in bottom of the sixth, giving then one more chance to tie the game or retake the lead.
  • A two-out single by Hogue brought some life into Tech, but Schwartz would fly out to right field in the next at-bat to end the game.
 
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:
  • Tech moves to 18-17 all-time against Flagler, including a 5-9 record on the road in St. Augustine.
  • In their first-ever meeting, the Panthers move to 0-1 against Catawba.
 
UP NEXT: Florida Tech will host the Panther Invitational from Friday, Feb. 9 to Sunday, Feb. 11 in Longwood, Fla. at Soldiers Creek Park. Tech will kick the invitational off against Bentley at 1:30 p.m. and Auburn-Montgomery at 4:00 p.m.
 
For the latest news, updates, and information on the Florida Tech softball team, 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.
 
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