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SB v. PBA Game One Hendrian Starts
2
Palm Beach Atl. PALM BEA 3-2
10
Winner Florida Tech FLORIDA 5-5
Palm Beach Atl. PALM BEA
3-2
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Final
10
Florida Tech FLORIDA
5-5
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
Palm Beach Atl. PALM BEA 0 0 0 2 0 2 5 0
Florida Tech FLORIDA 0 5 3 1 1 10 13 0

W: Hendrian, Alex (2-2) L: K. Vasquez (0-2)

Game Recap: Softball |

No Loved Lost As Panthers Run-Rule Palm Beach Atlantic in Conference Opener

MELBOURNE, Fla. – On Valentine's Day, Florida Tech Softball spread the love in a dominant 10-2 run-rule victory over Palm Beach Atlantic in the Panthers home and conference opener. The offense saw eight different Panthers tally a hit, including four with multiple.

GAME ONE:
STATS OF THE GAME:
Final: Florida Tech 10, Palm Beach Atlantic 2 (5 innings)
Records: Florida Tech (5-4, 0-0 SSC) | Palm Beach Atlantic (3-2, 0-0 SSC)
Location: Nancy Bottge Field | Melbourne, Fla.

STATS OF THE GAME:

  • Despite giving up a hit, Panthers' starter Alex Hendrian got through the first inning scoreless.
  • Ella Niles' hot streak continued with a walk in the first but was caught stealing on the base paths, and the Panthers would not earn a run in the first. That would be the first and last inning the Panthers were held off the scoreboard.
  • In the top of the second, Hendrian not only produced three outs again but did so through two strikeouts.
  • In the following half-inning, Tech would put its stamp on the game. The leadoff batter, Miranda Schwartz, scorched a ball up the middle. Schwartz moved to third on a Haley Rider double and scored on a Brooklyn Lorenzo single down the left-field line.
  • With two outs, Samantha Shortal laced a triple to right center in her first at-bat on the season, bringing home Rider and Lorenzo.
  • After a Niles and Chloe Fariello walk, Celeste Casillas put down a grounder through the middle for two more runs. Heading into the third, the Crimson and Gray led 5-0.
  • While Palm Beach Atlantic could not get anything going in the third, Florida Tech crossed home plate three more times.
  • Schwartz sparked the momentum again with another single to center field. Rider walked, then Lorenzo doubled to right center, scoring Schwartz.
  • Base loaded with one out, Niles poked the ball through the Sailfish's shortstop and third baseman, and Fariello reached on an error for two more runs. Panthers had an 8-0 edge before the fourth inning.
  • The Sailfish fought back, keeping the game alive with two runs in the fourth.
  • However, the Panthers responded by having runners on second and third on back-to-back singles, setting up Lorenzo for a sacrifice fly. The Panthers lead 9-2 in the fifth inning.
  • Hendrian bounced back in the fifth, earning two quick outs before letting up a double. The Aurora, Colorado native slammed the door on the Sailfish the next batter by way of strikeout.
  • Needing one run to end the game, Niles placed a perfect bunt single down the third base line, and Fariello walked. The two runners on base flustered the Sailfish pitcher, causing her to toss two wild pitches, eventually scoring Niles.

NOTABLE PANTHERS:

  • In her return to the lineup, Brooklyn Lorenzo was the catalyst for the offense, going 2-for-2 and recording three RBI.
  • Ella Niles also went 2-for-2 with an RBI, two walks, and a stolen base. It's her second multi-hit game in a row.
  • Haley Rider was also 2-for-2 for her first career multi-hit game.
  • Miranda Schwartz increases her team-leading batting average to .417 on a 2-for-3 night. It's her first multi-hit game of the season.
  • Samantha Shortal, Jillian Moeller, and Hailey Mix earned their first hits of the season.
  • Alex Hendrian pitched her fourth complete game of the season and tallied her season-high in strikeouts with three.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:

  • Tech moved to 41-29 against Palm Beach Atlantic and 27-10 all-time at home.
  • The Panthers had eight different players register a hit and four with multiple.
  • Schwartz is leading the team in batting average at .417.
  • Niles is now hitting .346 on the season after going 5-for-7 in the last two games.
  • Hendrian is one complete game shy of entering the program's top-10.

UP NEXT: The Panthers will play for the series against Palm Beach Atlantic in a doubleheader on Saturday, February 15. The first game is set to start at noon.

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