MELBOURNE, FLA. – The Panther baseball program was back at home this evening to open their final series of the year. Tech played host to the Barry Buccaneers as they celebrated their 13 seniors during Senior Weekend.
SSC PLAY – SERIES OPENER
Final: Florida Tech Panthers 10, Barry Buccaneers 7
Records: Florida Tech (18-26, 9-18 SSC)
| Barry (21-22, 7-17 SSC)
Location: Andy Seminick-Les Hall Field
| Melbourne, Florida
GAME NOTES:
- The Panthers opened the scoring in the bottom of the first after Justis Meadows led off the inning with a base hit and came around to score.
- After AJ Wydra tossed two scoreless innings to begin his day on the mound, Barry got on the board in the top of the third to take a 3-1 lead.
- Wydra escaped a bases-loaded jam and went on to throw another shutout inning in the top of the fourth.
- The Panther offense was held silent for three straight innings as the Buccaneers tacked on another run in the fifth. Despite being held to one run through four innings, the Panthers earned at least one hit in every inning.
- In the bottom of the fifth, the hits finally turned into runs. Conner Wiggins, Justis Meadows and Marcello Cortale led off the inning with three straight singles. Adrian Dominguez made it four straight hits in a row when he doubled to score Meadows and Cortale and tie the game at 4-4.
- Reilly Kuhar entered the game in relief and produced a shutdown top of the sixth inning and the Panthers went back to work.
- Joseph Phan led off the bottom half of the inning with a single, ending up at third after Barry threw the ball down the right field line. Phan scored two batters later on a passed ball to give Tech a 5-4 lead.
- Kuhar went back out for the seventh and kept the lead at one by way of a 1-2-3 inning and the Panther bats rewarded him by breaking the game open in the bottom half.
- Gabe Roque doubled off the center field wall to lead off the inning and scored when the next batter, Marshall Burke, doubled to right center. A batter later, Joseph Phan launched a no-doubt two-run home run over the left field wall to put the Panthers up 8-4.
- Following another scoreless frame from Kuhar, Tech added two more runs to their lead in the bottom of the eighth. Marshall Burke earned another RBI base hit and after Tech loaded the bases, Joseph Phan drew a RBI walk to make the scoreline 10-4.
- While Barry put up three runs with two outs in the top of the ninth, Kuhar slammed the door to end the game and give Tech the series-opening win.
FINAL: Florida Tech 10, Barry 7
NOTABLE PANTHERS:
- Reilly Kuhar – WIN – 4.1 IP, 5 H, 3 K's, 2 ER
- Joseph Phan – 2-4, 3 RBI, Home Run, Walk
- Marshall Burke – 2-4, 3 RBI, Double, Walk
- Adrian Dominguez – 2-4, 2 RBI, 2 Runs, Double, Walk
- Gabe Roque – 3-5, Double, 2 Runs
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:
- Every Panther in the lineup earned at least one hit for the first time this season
- 18 hits by the Tech bats are the most in a single game this season
UP NEXT: The Panthers will celebrate Senior Day at 12:00 PM tomorrow before they wrap their series with Barry in a doubleheader. This will be final day of action at Andy Smeinick-Les Hall field in 2026.
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