FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – The Nova Southeastern Sharks Baseball team bounced back, following a loss on Friday night, with an 8-1 win over Post on Saturday afternoon from the NSU Baseball Complex. Collin Rothermel earned his second win of the 2024 campaign, while Tyson Cooper led the offense with a pair of hits and three runs batted in.
Records: Nova Southeastern 4-2 | Post 1-1
Score: Nova Southeastern 8 | Post 1
Location: NSU Baseball Complex | Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
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- Tyson Cooper opened the scoring with a two-run single, giving the Sharks a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the third inning, as NSU capitalized on a bases loaded opportunity.
- The Sharks extended their lead to 3-0 over Post with a MC Sagaro sacrifice fly.
- Post scored their lone run of the contest on a solo home run in the top of the fifth, putting the score at 3-1.
- With two outs in the bottom of the sixth inning, Henry Wallen rocketed a double down the right field line, scoring Sagaro all the way around from first, extending the lead to 4-1 over the Eagles.
- Nova Southeastern added four more runs in the bottom of the eight inning, Jorge Braceras and Wallen came into score after a pair of hit by pitches, before Tyler Venegas drove in Landon Lowe with a sacrifice fly. The Sharks capped off the inning with a Ryan Cainzos RBI single, scoring Cooper.
- Collin Rothermel, Jarrett Bond and Pedro Acosta combined to scatter just five hits across nine innings, while striking out seven, leading NSU to the win.
Collin Rothermel: (2-0), 5 IP, four strikeouts, one earned run
Tyson Cooper: 2-4, three RBI
Nova Southeastern returns to the NSU Baseball Complex on Sunday, February 11th, taking on Mount Olive from the NSU Baseball Complex. First pitch is set for 1 p.m.
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