VIERA, Fla. – Florida Tech softball won two games at the USSSA Softball Complex in different ways on Friday night. The offense exploded for an 8-6 win over Goldey-Beacom and then pitching was the difference in a 3-0 victory against Findlay.

GAME ONE:
STATS OF THE GAME:
Final: Florida Tech 8, Goldey-Beacom 6
Records: Florida Tech (14-3-1, 5-0 SSC) | Goldey-Beacom (1-3, 0-0 CACC)
Location: USSSA Softball Complex | Viera, Fla.  
 
STATS OF THE GAME:

• Goldey-Beacom struck first in the opening inning, using a single and two Panther errors to plate an unearned run for a 1–0 lead.
• Tech answered immediately in the bottom half, as Chloe Fariello reached and Miranda Schwartz later scored on Emma Chisholm's RBI groundout to tie the game at 1–1.
• Both teams were quiet over the next two innings, with the Panthers stranding Kate Rodel in the second and the Lightning leaving a runner aboard in the third.
• Tech broke the tie in the third inning when Emma Chisholm launched a two-run homer to left center, scoring Schwartz and giving the Panthers a 3–1 advantage.
• Goldey-Beacom threatened in the fourth with two runners on, but the Panthers worked out of the jam to keep the Lightning off the scoreboard.
• Tech added three more runs in the fourth, capitalizing on Lightning errors before Chisholm delivered again with a two-run double to extend the lead to 6–1.
• The Lightning rallied in the fifth, recording six hits and pushing across three runs to trim the Panthers' lead to 6–5.
• Tech responded in the bottom of the inning, as Brooklyn Lorenzo doubled home a run and Jillian Moeller followed with an RBI single to stretch the advantage to 8–5.
• Goldey-Beacom tried to mount a late comeback in the seventh, scoring once on a Panther error and loading the bases with two outs but Kelsey struck out the final batter for her first career save.
• The Panthers closed the door, getting a strikeout to secure the 8–6 victory.

GAME TWO:
STATS OF THE GAME:
Final: Florida Tech 3, Findlay 0
Records: Florida Tech (15-3-1, 5-0 SSC) | Findlay (11-2, 0-0 GMAC)
Location: USSSA Softball Complex | Viera, Fla.  
 
STATS OF THE GAME:

• Florida Tech jumped ahead in the opening inning, as Fariello walked, stole second and third, and then swiped home.
• Schwartz later crossed the plate on Haley Rider's RBI groundout to give the Panthers an early 2–0 advantage.
• Sammy Murphy set the tone in the circle, striking out three Oilers in the first inning to strand two runners and keep Findlay off the scoreboard.
• The Panthers added another run in the third, when Fariello singled and stole second before Rider ripped an RBI double to center field to extend the lead to 3–0.
• Murphy continued to dominate, retiring the Oilers in order in both the second and third innings while piling up strikeouts and limiting Findlay's chances at the plate.
• Tech threatened again in the fourth, loading the bases after a pair of errors and a walk, but the Oilers escaped the inning without allowing a run.
• The Panthers put two more runners on in the fifth behind singles from Rider and Rodel, though Findlay worked out of the jam to keep the deficit at three.
• Murphy worked around traffic late, allowing a pair of singles in the sixth but shutting down the threat to preserve the shutout.
• Findlay placed one final runner aboard in the seventh, but Murphy closed the door with another strikeout to seal the 3–0 victory for the Panthers.

NOTABLE PANTHERS:

• Emma Chisholm tallied three hits across two games, including her eighth home run of the season.
• In Game One versus Goldey-Beacom, Miranda Schwartz went a perfect 3-for-3 and scored three runs.
• Chloe Fariello not only pitched a win against Goldey-Beacom, she also recorded two total hits and four stolen bases in the game against Findlay.
• Sammy Murphy was almost flawless, pitching a complete game shutout against Findlay, striking out eight and allowing just four hits.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:

• Tech improves to 3-0 versus Goldey-Beacom and 4-0 versus Findlay.
• First meeting between Tech and Goldey-Beacom since the 1995 season opening doubleheader. 
• The Panthers are 32-7 all-time against teams from the CACC
• Tech is 16-4 at the USSSA Space Coast Complex.
• First meeting between Findlay and Tech since a 5-0 Panther victory in Clermont, FL on March 4, 2014. 
• The Panthers are 26-2 all-time against teams from the GMAC. 
• Tech is 217-123-1 against non-SSC opponents under Val Silvestrini 
• Fariello's four stolen bases are the most in a game by a Panther since Brigit Godfrey stole four against North Alabama in the 2015 NCAA Tournament.
• Chisholm's eight home runs is tied sixth most in a season by a Panther with Kim Orihuela and Mya Ogbodiewgu 

UP NEXT: Tech plays another doubleheader on Saturday back at Nancy Bottge Field. The Panthers take on Adelphi with the first game, starting at 12 p.m. ET

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