ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The Eckerd softball team dropped both games to Florida Tech by scores of 12-0 (5 Innings) and 6-4 at the Turley Athletic Complex on Saturday afternoon.
The Panthers took a large lead early, scoring six runs in the second inning on a solo homerun, grand slam, and squeeze bunt. FIT added three more runs in the fourth and three in the fifth for a 12-0 lead. Eckerd had its best opportunity to score in the opening frame with a pair of runners in scoring position, but Eckerd was unable to capitalize.
FIT jumped out to an early lead in the finale with a pair of runs in the opening frame. The Tritons equalized in the fourth on a two-run double by Addisan Langston.
The Panthers' two-run single in the fifth gave them a 4-2 edge, but Eckerd rallied to even the score at 4-4 in the next inning on a bases-loaded hit-by-pitch from Langston and a sacrifice fly by Avery Beauchaine.
The Panthers took the lead in the seventh, adding the go-ahead run on a sacrifice fly before adding an insurance run later in the inning to seal the win.
HOW IT ENDED
Game One
FINAL: Florida Tech 12, Eckerd 0 (5 Innings)
WP: Hendrian (8-5) LP: Reymer (1-5) HR: Ogbodiewgu (6), McLaughlin (2)
Game Two
FINAL: Florida Tech 6, Eckerd 4
WP: Hendrian (14-9) LP: Beauchaine (2-4) SV: Niles (1)
RECORDS: Eckerd 11-22 (5-13 SSC); Florida Tech 24-16 (13-11 SSC)
NOTES AND NUMBERS
- Langston collected three of the Tritons' four RBIs in the finale.
- Lauren Margolis, Megan Diaz, Reese Founds, and Kinsley Castro recorded a hit in the opener.
- Mia Hernandez, Margolis, Diaz, and Langston recorded a hit in the finale.
- Beauchaine's RBI was the first of her career. It was her first plate appearance of the season.
UP NEXT
Eckerd travels to Rollins on Friday for the first game of the three-game series starting at 6:00 PM.
