TAMPA, FLA – The Nova Southeastern Softball team makes history and advances to the program’s first NCAA Division II Softball Championship. After starting the day with a 3-0 game-two loss, the Sharks bounced back in a big way in game three. NSU scored two runs in the first inning and never looked back, securing the series win over No. 1 seed Tampa in the NCAA South Super Regional Final.
Head Coach Julie LeMaire – I am so unbelievably proud of this team and what they have accomplished as they continue to rewrite NSU Softball’s History!! The amount of grit, fight, and love this team has for one another makes them so deserving of this Championship. A three-game series against Tampa is never an easy task, they are an incredible team and one that you have to come prepared to play your best games against. Lyss D and Maddie battled as a battery through every inning and every pitch the entire postseason for us and I could not be prouder of their team attitude to put us in the best position possible to advance to the National Tournament! To stand among the final 8 teams in the country is something many will never get to say, and I want each of our young women to embrace and enjoy the ride! I can’t wait to see what this next week brings for this team!
(GAME TWO)
Score: Nova Southeastern 0 (L: A. Drogemuller, 23-7) | Tampa 3 (W: G. McGinnis, 12-0)
Records: Nova Southeastern (42-14, 22-8 SSC) | Tampa (44-4, 28-2)
Location: Naimoli Family Softball Field | Tampa, Fla.
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BOT 7th | The Sharks dropped Game Two as Tampa forced the, if necessary, game.
(GAME THREE)
Score: Nova Southeastern 2 (W: A. Drogemuller, 24-7) | Tampa 0 (W: M. Feldman, 7-1)
Records: Nova Southeastern (43-14, 22-8 SSC) | Tampa (44-5, 28-2)
Location: Naimoli Family Softball Field | Tampa, Fla.
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TOP 1st | Alexis Smith hit a bunt single to put her on 1st base. Shortly after, a sacrifice bunt by Alyssa Drogemuller advanced Smith to second. In the ensuing at-bat, Ryleigh Langwell lined a single up the middle, bringing Alexis Smith home from second. The hit barrage continued, with Madison Fine hitting a single to left field, putting two runners on base for NSU. A fielder’s choice got Langwell out at third but not before Fine advanced to second and Williams safely reached first. Kerstyn Shaw then came up to the plate and singled up the middle, putting another run on the board as Fine came across home plate for NSU.
Alyssa Drogemuller continued her stellar pitching performance, allowing only two hits and no runs after the 1st inning, ultimately sealing the 2-0 win and a Regional Championship for NSU.
- NSU secured the program’s first NCAA Division II Super Regional Championship.
- The Sharks advanced to their first NCAA Division II Softball Championship
The Sharks will await the seedings and game times for the NCAA DII World Series, which will be announced early next week.
