WINTER HAVEN, Fla. – A single inning was all it took for Tech to break open what seemed to be a competitive matchup. Behind a dominant 11-run fourth inning, the Panthers overwhelmed West Virginia Wesleyan, cruising to a 12-2 victory.

STATS OF THE GAME:
Final: Florida Tech 12, WVWC 2
Records: Florida Tech (11-10, 3-4 SSC) | PBA (10-5, 3-1 SSC)
Location: West Palm Beach, Fla | J.M. "Jake" Rubin Park

STATS OF THE GAME:

• This game looked like it had all the makings to be a tight matchup that would come down to the wire. That was until an explosive fourth inning by the Panthers blew the game wide open.
• Marshall Burke got Techs' scoring started with a double that brought in Cole Patrick. Anthony Fimiano doubled bringing home M. Burke to follow. Conner Wiggins then doubled bringing home two, Jacob Guthrie and Fimiano.
• Brett Kelly was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded, earning an RBI and bringing home Wiggins. Patrick singled earning two RBIs bringing home Adrian Dominguez and Gabe Garrett.
• The highlight of the inning came from Noah Burke as he homered adding three runs, bringing home Patrick, and Kelly. The very next at-bat, M. Burke solo homered to put Tech up 11-0.
• The Bobcats managed to get two runs on the board, coming in the seventh inning as an error from a fielder's choice brought in two scores still trailing 11-2.
• The final run came from Guthrie as Austin Sewell hit a sacrifice fly to right field extending up to 10 in which the Panthers held to the finish collecting the win.
• Josh Beck collected the win for Tech lasting four innings giving up one hit, and zero runs while walking none and striking out one.
• Payton McIntosh, Ryan Spitzer, Chris Wolf, and Nicholas Jukovich all made an appearance in relief for the Panthers finishing out the game.

NOTABLE PANTHERS:

• Noah Burke had a game-high three RBIs while Conner Wiggins and Marshall Burke each collected two.
• Wiggins had a game-high three hits while M. Burke and Cole Patrick each collected two.
• Jacob Guthrie, Patrick, and M. Burke tied for the lead in runs in the game each with two.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:

• Every Panther in the lineup registered at least one hit on the night
• All-time vs. West Virginia Wesleyan now 3-0
• First meeting between teams since a 17-2 Panther victory on March 4, 2008, in Melbourne, Fla.

UP NEXT: The Panthers will stay in on the road and travel to West Palm Beach to take on the PBA Sailfish in a weekend series from Friday, March 7 through Saturday with the first pitch on Friday starting at 5pm.

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