WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - The Palm Beach Atlantic baseball team squared off with the Florida Tech Panthers for a single, non-conference game this evening at the RAC. The Sailfish extended their winning streak to three games by defeating Florida Tech as the PBA bats stayed hot in the 12-6 victory.

PBA's Landen Morrison got the Sailfish on the board quickly in the bottom of the first as PBA's leadoff man deposited a homer off the scoreboard in left-center field to take the 1-0 lead. After a clean first inning for PBA's ace Christian Denton, the Panthers answered the homer with a five-run second inning. Five singles and an error in the inning gave Florida Tech a 5-1 lead, but it only was momentary as the Sailfish bounced back with three runs of their own in the bottom of the second. Robert Fabelo led off the inning with a double into the right-field corner and then four straight Sailfish singles ended the night of Panther starter Daniel Vassallo after the second inning. 

Brandon Seltzer homered to straightaway center in the bottom of the third inning to answer one run the Panthers scored on a sacrifice fly in the top of the inning as PBA trailed 6-5 after three. After looking shaky early on, Denton settled into the game getting through the fourth and fifth innings in order and lasting 5.2 innings, scattering nine hits while allowing six runs, four earned. The Sailfish retook the lead in the bottom of the fourth and never looked back as Sean Houck and Dylan Tosto each singled home a run to put the 'Fish on top 7-6. Houck would strike again in the bottom of the seventh as he lined a ball over the left-field wall for his first homer of the season and put the Sailfish up 10-6. 

The Sailfish pen was solid on the night as Christian Horner got out of a bases-loaded jam in the sixth in relief of Denton and Troy Klemm struck out three straight batters after issuing two walks to start his one inning in the eighth. Ruiari Murphy shut the door in the ninth as he faced the minimum three batters as the Sailfish secured the 12-6 win and Denton earned his first win of the year.

The Sailfish finished the night with 17 hits as six players finished with multi-hit games. Landen Morrison finished with three hits and RBI's while Houck finished 2-for-4 with three RBI's as well. Fabelo, Seltzer, Tosto, and Sebastian Salado all finished with two hits while every PBA batter who recorded a plate appearance reached base. The Sailfish outfield defense was supurb as Jake Roper made a spectacular running catch in the left-field corner and Seltzer saved multiple hits in center. 

The Sailfish have now ridden their hot bats to three consecutive wins, scoring 33 runs over the streak. They will hope to keep the offense rolling when they host Barry this Friday for a doubleheader starting at 1 pm. The Bucs enter the game carrying a 6-4 record on the season.