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Moeller v. Tampa Game One Batting
9
Winner Tampa TAMPA 33-6
0
Florida Tech FLORIDA 24-17
Winner
Tampa TAMPA
33-6
9
Final
0
Florida Tech FLORIDA
24-17
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Tampa TAMPA 0 0 1 1 1 3 3 9 11 0
Florida Tech FLORIDA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0

W: K. DeSimone (10-1) L: Niles, Ella (8-7)

Game Recap: Softball |

Panthers Get Shutout in Opening Game Against Tampa

MELBOURNE, Fla. – Despite Florida Tech softball keeping it a two-run game until the sixth, Tampa's offense found its footing in the final two innings in a 9-0 Spartan win.

STATS OF THE GAME:
Final: Florida Tech 0, Tampa 9
Records: Florida Tech (24-17, 13-12 SSC) | Tampa (33-6, 15-4 SSC)
Location: Nancy Bottge Field | Melbourne, Fla.  
 
STATS OF THE GAME:
  • Ella Niles induced five straight groundballs, then finished with a strikeout in the first two innings.
  • The first baserunner was Panthers' Katie Hogue as she walked in the bottom of the second with zero outs.
  • The first hit came two batters later with a Miranda Schwartz bloop single into left field.
  • However, Tampa's pitcher, Kate Desimone, finished the inning, striking out the final two batters.
  • Tampa brought the momentum to the third; Megan Chevalier smashed a solo shot over the centerfield wall, giving the Spartans a 1-0 lead.
  • After the home run, Celeste Casillas worked hard at shortstop, grabbing two assists on groundballs and a putout catching a ball in foul territory.
  • The Spartans put up another run in the fourth off an infield double and a single to left field.
  • Three straight innings with a run, Tampa brought home another in the fifth with two singles and a sacrifice fly.
  • Jillian Moeller broke the silence with a hit in the bottom of the fifth but did not come around to score.
  • Mariah Galhouse blew the game open with a three-run shot, increasing the Tampa lead to six.
  • Start the sixth with two straight singles by Casillas and Kelly McLaughlin. Unfortunately, Tampa worked a lineout double play to get out of the inning.
  • In the seventh, Katie Sexton makes a huge catch in left field to get the first out.
  • Despite the nice, Tampa's Galhouse hit her second three-run homerun to extend the score to 9-0.
  • The Panthers forced a double play, hoping, but could not get on the board in the final inning.
  • Moeller did pick up one more hit to have her fourth multi-hit game of the season.
 
NOTABLE PANTHERS:
  • Jillian Moeller went 2-for-3 for her fourth multi-hit game of the season.
  • Casillas tallied one hit but was huge for the Panthers in the field, recording six assists and two putouts and turning a double play.
 
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:
  • The Panthers now move to an all-time 52-75 against Tampa
  • Spartans have won the past six series between the teams (15-3 over that span) with the Panthers' last series victory coming on February 19-20, 2016. 
  • Tech is 27-34 at home vs. Tampa all-time.  
 
UP NEXT: The Panthers finish their final home series in a Senior Day doubleheader on Saturday, starting the first game at noon.
 
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