MELBOURNE, Fla. – Florida Tech softball broke open a tight game with a late offensive surge to take down Lynn 9–4. Fueled by Emma Chisholm's two-home run performance and a clutch sixth inning, the Panthers pulled away in dominant fashion.

GAME ONE:
STATS OF THE GAME:
Final:  RV Florida Tech 9, Lynn 4
Records: Florida Tech (22-6-1, 8-1 SSC) | Lynn (9-14, 2-5 SSC)
Location: Nancy Bottge Field | Melbourne, Fla.  
 
STATS OF THE GAME:

• Sammy Murphy set the tone early, retiring the side in order in the first inning with a strikeout and two fly balls to keep Lynn off the board.
• Despite a Panthers leadoff walk and a hit-by-pitch, the remained scoreless after one.
• Lynn hit solo home run on two outs to take the early 1-0 lead
• The Panthers answered immediately as Jillian Moeller led off the bottom half with a solo shot to tie the game at 1–1.
• Tech took control in the third inning when Miranda Schwartz singled and Emma Chisholm followed with a two-run home run, giving the Panthers a 3–1 lead.
• Murphy continued to deal in the middle innings, recording three strikeouts in two 1-2-3 innings in the third and fourth.
• The Fighting Knights chipped away in the fifth with a sacrifice fly to make it 3–2, but Murphy stopped any more runs with a punchout to a pinch hitter.
• Chisholm hit her second home run of the game to leadoff the bottom of the fifth, pushing the Tech advantage back to two.
• Moeller added an RBI single then helped another run scoring on an aggressive baserunning play to extend the lead to 6–2.
• Lynn rallied in the sixth with a two-run home run from Teagan Riley to cut the deficit to 6–4.
• In the bottom of the sixth, Schwartz doubled down the third base line and later scored on a fielding error.
• The following batter, Brianna Garcia delivered a two-RBI triple to push the lead to 9–4.
• The Panthers closed it out in the seventh, holding Lynn scoreless to secure the 9–4 victory.

NOTABLE PANTHERS:

• Emma Chisholm smashed two home runs for the second time this season and brought home three RBI.
• Miranda Schwartz and Malaya Nelson both record two hits.
• Jillian Moeller was a whopping 3-for-4 with her first career home run and two RBI.
• Sammy Murphy pitched a complete game, earning the win after striking out eight betters.

 BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:

• Tech moved to 68-30 all-time versus Lynn and 23-4 since the start of the 2018 season.
• The Panthers are 40-14 at home against the Fighting Knights, including a 24-5 mark under Val Silvestrini
• Chisholm broke the Panthers single-season home run record, crushing her 14^th and 15^th of the season.

UP NEXT: The Panthers return to Nancy Bottge Field for a doubleheader against Lynn on Saturday, March 21. The first game is set to begin at noon.

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