FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – After facing a 4-0 deficit in the first inning, the No. 22 Nova Southeastern Sharks Baseball team rallied and came back to beat the visiting Erskine Flying Fleet 11-8 on Friday evening at the NSU Baseball Complex. Jorge DeGoti (3-5, 2B, 2R-HR, three RBI) and Richard Benitez (3-5, two RBI) led the NSU offense in the effort, while Keylar Gonzalez tossed seven innings, earning his first win of the season, while striking out 11.
Records: No. 22 Nova Southeastern 4-1 | Erskine 3-3
Score: No. 22 Nova Southeastern 11 | Erskine 8
Location: NSU Baseball Complex | Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
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- Erskine opened the game with four runs in the first inning, taking advantage of a pair of throwing errors by the Sharks.
- Richard Benitez got NSU on the scoreboard with a two-run single, plating Zeth Rodriguez and Jorge DeGoti, putting the score at 4-2.
- Justin Wachs led off the bottom of the third inning with a triple, his second of the season, and scored on a sacrifice fly by Boris Pena, as the Sharks cut the deficit to 4-3.
- NSU took their first lead in the game in the following frame, as Ronny Medina came through with an RBI single – driving in Rodriguez – later in the frame, Roylan Quevedo brought in Medina with a RBI ground-out.
- Erskine tied the game in the top of the fifth inning, following an RBI single.
- In the bottom of the frame, DeGoti drove in Pena with an RBI double, reclaiming the lead for the Sharks.
- The following inning, Wachs drove in Medina, extending the NSU advantage to 7-5.
- Matthew Corpas pushed the Sharks’ lead to 9-5 with a two-run double, bringing in Rodriguez and Jack Cue, as NSU took a 9-5 lead
- Erskine hit a three-run home run, cutting the Nova Southeastern lead to 9-8, in the top of the eighth inning.
- DeGoti halted the Erskine momentum. hitting a two-run home run – his first of the season – putting NSU in front 11-8.
- Kader Rabagh earned his frst save of the season, striking out two, as NSU defeated Erskine 11-8.
Jorge DeGoti – 3-5, 2B, two-run home run, three RBIs
Richard Benitez: 3-5, two RBIs
Keylar Gonzalez: (1-0), 7 IP, 11 strikeouts
Ronny Medina: 2-3, two runs, RBI
No. 22 Nova Southeastern returns to action on Saturday, February 8th, taking on West Alabama in a doubleheader at the NSU Baseball Complex. First pitch is scheduled for 1 p.m. To stay up-to-date on Sharks Baseball, be sure to follow on Instagram & X at NSU_Baseball.
