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SB v. Bridgeport Schwartz Slide Into Home Plate
8
Winner Florida Tech FLORIDA 11-12
2
Bridgeport BRIDGEPO 7-5
Winner
Florida Tech FLORIDA
11-12
8
Final
2
Bridgeport BRIDGEPO
7-5
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Florida Tech FLORIDA 0 1 1 2 1 0 3 8 12 0
Bridgeport BRIDGEPO 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 6 1

W: Murphy , Sammy (4-4) L: V. Zarate (3-2)

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Felician FELICIAN 2-9
8
Winner Florida Tech FLORIDA 12-12
Felician FELICIAN
2-9
2
Final
8
Florida Tech FLORIDA
12-12
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Felician FELICIAN 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 1
Florida Tech FLORIDA 0 0 0 4 2 2 X 8 12 1

W: Fariello, Chloe (1-1) L: R. Williams (1-3)

Game Recap: Softball |

Two Inside-the-Park Home Runs Lift Panthers to Two Victories

VIERA, Fla. – Extending their win streak to four, the Panthers take down Bridgeport and Felician 8-2 on Friday night. Florida Tech softball's first scores of each game were caused by inside-the-park home runs by Miranda Schwartz and Malaya Nelson.

GAME ONE:
STATS OF THE GAME:
Final: Florida Tech 8, Bridgeport 2
Records: Florida Tech (11-12, 4-5 SSC) | Bridgeport (7-5, 0-0 CACC)
Location: USSSA Space Coast Complex | Viera, Fla.

STATS OF THE GAME:

  • Both teams began the game with a 1-2-3 first inning.
  • Schwartz broke the game open in favor of the Panthers by striking a ball past the Bridgeport centerfielder, giving her enough time to round all four bases for an inside-the-park home run. Haley Rider got on base later in the inning but was left stranded.
  • The Purple Knights retaliated, leading off the bottom of the second with a solo shot to left field, tying the game at 1-1.
  • Once the Panthers got rolling, they found it hard to stop. Ella Niles walked and swiped a base before coming home on a Celeste Casillas single to center field. Tech retook the 2-1 advantage.
  • Sammy Murphy shut the Bridgeport offense down again, allowing the Panthers to increase their lead to 4-1 in the top of the fourth.
  • Bridgeport put up a run in the bottom of the inning with three singles. But Tech responded with a run, the next half-inning off the bat of Casillas.
  • With two runners on, Brooklyn Lorenzo made an unbelievable defensive play, catching a lineout then immediately diving for the tag out at second base, ending the fifth for the Purple Knights.
  • Tech added three insurance runs in the final inning as the Panthers had four hits, three being doubles. The Panthers secured the 8-2 win over the Purple Knights.

GAME TWO:
STATS OF THE GAME:
Final: Florida Tech 8, Felician 2
Records: Florida Tech (12-12, 4-5 SSC) | Felician (2-9, 0-0 CACC)
Location: USSSA Space Coast Complex | Viera, Fla.

STATS OF THE GAME:

  • Chloe Fariello was phenomenal in the first two innings, allowing zero hits and zero baserunners.
  • While the Panther offense threatened in the first, having runners on second and third with no outs, the team could not plate a run.
  • Felician scored first in the third by poking a ball through the middle with two outs.
  • The Falcons doubled their lead in the fourth when a walked runner made it all the way around.
  • Tech's offense was lifted for the second time by an inside-the-park home run. After Rider and Lorenzo singled, Nelson scorched a ball to right field and sprinted to home plate, driving in three RBI and the 3-2 Panther edge.
  • Fariello tacked on one more, bringing home Niles from second base. She pitched her last inning, downing the first three batters and ending on a strikeout.
  • In the bottom of the fifth, Lorenzo, like Nelson, stroked a ball to right field but stopped at third base for a triple, plating a run. The following batter, Kate Rodel, earned her first career RBI when she singled up the middle. Tech had the 6-2 lead with two innings left in the game.
  • Kelsey Hahn stepped into the circle and commanded it as she did against Wilmington. The Orlando native forced three strikeouts, including two while swinging.
  • Niles recorded her second hit and third stolen base before scoring on a Schwartz triple to left field, just out of reach of the defenders' glove. Hailey Mix helped Tech register one more run before they were finished.
  • Hahn was still on fire in the seventh, striking out two more, sealing the 8-2 Panthers' win.

NOTABLE PANTHERS:

  • Haley Rider went 4-for-7 combined, crossing home plate three times. The freshman is on an eight-game hit streak and a three-game multi-hit streak.
  • Celeste Casillas tallied two more RBI, making 27 on the season and keeping her in the SSC's top three.
  • Kelsey Hahn pitched two innings and struck out five batters. In two appearances, the freshman has nine strikeouts to one walk in five innings of work.
  • Sammy Murphy pitched her seventh complete game, earning the win. She is still in the SSC top 10 for strikeouts this year with 45.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:

  • The Panthers are 10-4 all-time at the USSSA Space Coast Complex.
  • It was the first-ever meeting between the Panthers both against Bridgeport and Felician.
  • The Panthers have five players who have played over 10 games, hitting above .300.
  • Miranda Schwartz's home run marks the 13th of her career and moves her into sixth place all-time with Courtney Harless. She is tied for the conference lead with five home runs in 2025.
  • Malaya Nelson's inside-the-park home run is the first of her career. She went 2-for-6 and drove in four RBI.
  • Ella Niles's four stolen bases give her 60 in her career and tie her with Xiarysse Emerenciana for the fifth most in program history.

UP NEXT: The Panthers return to the USSSA Space Coast Complex for two more games against Walsh and Tiffin on Saturday. Tech will play Walsh first, starting at 2:30 p.m. ET.

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