FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – The Nova Southeastern Sharks Baseball team defeated the Lynn Fighting Knights 12-8 in game two of the Sunshine State Conference series on Saturday afternoon at the NSU Baseball Complex. Ryan Cainzos (1-1, HR, 3 RBI) and Zeth Rodriguez (2-4, 3 RBI) both recorded three runs batted in during the game, while Tyson Cooper (4-6, RBI) added four hits in the effort.
Records: Nova Southeastern 24-15, 14-9 SSC | Lynn 21-25, 7-19 SSC
Score: Nova Southeastern 12 | Lynn 8
Location: NSU Baseball Complex | Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
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- Tyson Cooper scored the first run of the game following a hit by pitch by Ryan Cainzos, giving NSU a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning.
- In the bottom of the third inning, Canizos extended the lead to 2-0 with a sacrifice fly.
- Lynn scored four runs in the top of the fourth inning, taking a 4-2 lead over NSU.
- The Sharks responded with a three-run bottom half of the frame, as Boris Pena drove in both Bryan Loriga and Cooper with a two-run single.
- NSU capped off the inning with a bases loaded walk from Zeth Rodriguez, reclaiming the lead at 5-4.
- In the bottom of the sixth, Rodriguez drove in a Pena and Henry Wallen, pushing the Sharks lead to 9-4.
- NSU’s lead continued to grow following an RBI ground-out by Kristian Noriega and back-to-back singles from Cooper and Justin Wachs, giving Nova Southeastern a 10-4 lead.
- Cainzos padded Nova Southeastern’s lead with a solo home run, his first of the season, pushing the lead to 11-4.
- Lynn scored three runs in the top half of the eighth, cutting the lead to 11-7.
- Wachs added another RBI, bringing in Landon Lowe with an RBI ground-out, giving NSU a 12-7 lead.
- Lynn plated a run in the ninth, but Michael Dillon closed out the game, as the Sharks earned the 12-8 victory.
Nova Southeastern will take on Lynn in the Sunshine State Conference series finale on Sunday, April 28th, at the NSU Baseball Complex. First pitch is scheduled for 1 p.m. To stay up-to-date on NSU Baseball, be sure to follow on Instagram & X at NSU_Baseball
