Panthers Win Fifth Straight in Softball


After picking up her 200th career win in Friday night’s win over St. Mary’s, Florida Tech softball coach Val Silvestrini started her trek toward 300 when the Panthers beat the Wayne State Warriors Saturday morning, by the score of 8-0.

The game went just four-plus innings, with Rachel Pence pitching her fifth complete game of the season. She allowed just one hit and struck out three, not walking a batter.

The Panthers (5-2) got the offense going early, with three runs in the bottom of the first. Krista Patterson started things with a walk against Wayne State starter Haley Hurd and moved to second on a passed ball. After Alexus Smith drew a walk, Hailey Leonard singled to right, scoring Patterson. 
Leonard advanced to second on an error and Smith scored the second run. Makayla Palmer had an RBI groundout later in the inning, for the third run.

Florida Tech blew things open in the fourth inning, scoring four more runs. Julianna Goldberg reached on an error and as she did on Friday, she left the game in favor of pinch-runner Rachel Kraak. An Audrey Gangloff single moved her up and after Kaitlin Buchholz walked to load the bases, they attempted a steal and Gangloff was out at third and Buchholz went to second.

That would cost the Panthers a run, with Karina Suicava banging a single through the hole and scoring Buchholz and Kraak, giving the Panthers a 5-3 lead. After a Patterson double knocked Suicava in, Patterson came around on a double down the line by Smith. When all was said, and done in the fourth, it was 7-3 in favor of the Panthers.

The final run of the day came in the bottom of the fifth on an RBI single by Buchholz. The game was halted there, with one out in the fifth and the Panthers were awarded the 8-0 victory.

For more info: Wayne State @ Florida Tech Box Score

The Panthers played game two of the day, against Central Missouri, as the NFCA Division II Leadoff Classic continued. That game will be covered in a separate article.


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