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5
Flagler FLAGLER 5-2
7
Winner Florida Tech FLORIDA 4-4
Flagler FLAGLER
5-2
5
Final
7
Florida Tech FLORIDA
4-4
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Flagler FLAGLER 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 5 8 0
Florida Tech FLORIDA 0 0 4 1 0 0 2 0 X 7 14 5

W: Stephens , Ethan (1-0) L: Wellman (2-2) S: Steckley, Noah (2)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Jeff Cooney Jr

Panthers Stuff the Saints Behind Cole Patrick’s Big Night

Melbourne, Fla. – The Panthers bounced back in the win column with a strong all-around performance against Flagler College, securing a 7-5 victory behind a big third-inning surge and solid pitching. The Panthers overcame defensive miscues to hold off the Saints and improve to 4-4 on the season.

STATS OF THE GAME:
Final: Florida Tech 7, Flagler 5
Records: Florida Tech (4-4, 0-0 SSC) | Flagler (5-2, 0-0 PBC)
Location: Melbourne, Fla | Andy Seminick-Les Hall Field

STATS OF THE GAME:
  • The Panthers broke the scoreless tie in the third inning, capitalizing on a wild pitch that allowed Jaden Hill to score. Carlos Guzman followed with an RBI single, bringing in Roman Samson, and Cole Patrick capped the rally with a two-run homer, giving Tech a 4-0 lead.
  • The Saints would answer back with a single score from a single contributing to an RBI.
  • The Panthers scored three more runs on the night to follow, once in the fourth inning and twice in the seventh.
  • In the fourth inning, Hill grounded into a double play, resulting in Conner Wiggins scoring. In the seventh, Patrick singled, resulting in Guzman scoring, and Wiggins flied out, resulting in Patrick scoring.
  • The Saints didn't give up easily as they scored twice in the sixth inning from a single bringing in two runs and two more times in the top of the ninth to make things interesting when an error resulted in an unearned score and a single resulted in an unearned score before a fly out would end the game and give the Panthers the win.
  • Starting pitcher Sean Means earned his first win of the season, delivering a solid performance on the mound, facing 18 batters, throwing four innings, and allowing three hits, one run, with five strikeouts and zero walks.
  • Reliever Noah Steckley secured his second save of the season, preserving the Panthers' lead in the final inning.
NOTABLE PANTHERS:
  • Cole Patrick led the offense with a home run and three RBIs, while Carlos Guzman added two hits and an RBI.
  • Jaden Hill tied with Patrick in the lead for hits in the game, each with three.
  • Sean Means finished with five strikeouts to lead the game, and Ethan Stephens made a nice appearance in relief as he struck out four, finishing with the second most in the game.
  • Freshman Conner Wiggins achieved his first full lap around the diamond with a run in the fourth inning.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:
  • All-time vs. Flagler: 56-30
  • Since the start of 2015, Tech has a now 10-8 advantage in the series, with four games being decided by a walk-off. 
  • Panthers are 20-16 at Flagler since 1990 and 5-4 over the past 11 seasons.
UP NEXT: The Panthers will hit the road and head to Augusta, Georgia, as they will face off in a four-game series against Augusta University spanning from Thursday to Saturday. The first game on Thursday will start at 6 pm at Jaguar Field.

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