LAKELAND, Fla. – The Nova Southeastern Sharks Baseball team was defeated 18-9 in a non-conference mid-week matchup against the #13 Florida Southern Moccasins on Tuesday night at Henley Field.
Records: Nova Southeastern 14-13 | No. 13 Florida Southern 25-7
Score: Nova Southeastern 9 | No. 13 Florida Southern 18
Location: Henley Field | Lakeland, Fla.
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- The first eight hitters for Florida Southern all reached base in the top of the first inning, allowing FSC to plate five runs, and take a 5-0 lead.
- Zeth Rodriguez drove in Jack Cue with an RBI single, putting the score at 5-1 in the top of the second inning.
- The Moccasins plated another run in the bottom of the third inning, extending the lead to 6-1.
- The Sharks scored three runs with a two out rally in the top of the fourth inning, cutting the FSC lead to 6-4.
- Anthony Stinson drove in Cue with an RBI single, before Justin Wachs came through with a two-run single to cap off the inning.
- Florida Southern scored five runs in the bottom of the fourth inning, putting the score at 11-4.
- Rodriguez came through with his second RBI of the game, driving in Xavier Moronta, cutting the deficit to 11-5.
- Florida Southern capitalized on a throwing error by NSU and scored four runs to put the score at 15-5.
- Stinson scored on a sacrifice fly by Ronny Medina in the top of the sixth inning.
- The Mocs plated three more runs in the bottom of the sixth, making the score 18-6.
- Moronta drove in Wachs with an RBI double in the eighth inning.
- Boris Pena added a two-run home run in the top of the ninth inning.
Nova Southeastern returns to action on Friday, April 4th, taking on No. 1 Tampa in a Sunshine State Conference series at the UT Baseball Field. First pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m. To stay up-to-date on Sharks Baseball, be sure to follow on Instagram & X at NSU_Baseball.
