MELBOURNE, Fla. – The Panthers took the series over Florida Southern with a 5-0 win before weather ended the second game of the doubleheader and go down as a no contest

GAME ONE:
STATS OF THE GAME:
Final: Florida Tech 5, Florida Southern 0
Records: Florida Tech (11-3-1, 5-0 SSC) | Florida Southern (1-10, 0-5 SSC)
Location: Nancy Bottge Field | Melbourne, Fla.  
 
STATS OF THE GAME:

• Mocs picked up a two-out single but Sammy Murphy stranded the runner with a strikeout and a foul out.
• Chloe Fariello walked, stole second, and came home on an Emma Chisholm RBI single and throwing error. Haley Rider followed with an RBI groundout to make it 2-0 Panthers.
• Murphy worked around a hit batter with a strikeout and two groundouts to keep the shutout intact during the second inning.
• Another scoreless frame in the third for Murphy, highlighted by a lineout back to the circle.
• In the bottom of the third, Emma Chisholm launched a solo homer to left, extending the lead to 3-0.
• Tech extended lead when Mikayla Terito doubled and scored on a Fariello RBI double, pushing the advantage to 4-0.
• Other than one runner getting on base via error, Murphy put the Mocs down with ease in the following two innings.
• Fariello singled and later scored on an RBI double by pinch hitter Elaina Snyder making it 5-0 after six innings.
• Ava McCormick stepped into the circle and closed it out with a three-up, three-down inning,  sealing the shutout victory.

NOTABLE PANTHERS:

• Florida Southern hasn't figured out how to stop Chloe Farello yet with another 3-for-3 performance with a double, RBI, and a stolen base.
• Emma Chisholm and Sage Verkler each had two hits. One of Chisholm's hits was a solo-shot to left field.
• Elaina Snyder and Brianna Garcia earned their first career hits. Snyder also tallied her first career RBI.
• Kelsey Hahn pitched six innings, allowing three hits, and striking out three.
• Ava McCormick finished the final inning for her second save of the season.

 BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:

• Under Val Silvestrini, the Panthers have won 12 of 17 series against Florida Southern. Prior to her arrival, they had won just two series against the Moccasins all-time. 
• Since the start of the 2016 season, Florida Tech is 25-6 against Florida Southern. 
• Chisholm tied Krista Patterson and Mikayla Lewin for eighth most homeruns in a single-season with seven.

UP NEXT: The Panthers have a slate of six games coming up, with the first two a doubleheader against Wilmington on Thursday, March 5 at 4 p.m. ET.

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