FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – The Nova Southeastern Sharks Baseball team fell in extra innings, losing 9-8, to the Lander Bearcats on Friday night from the NSU Baseball Complex.
Score: Nova Southeastern 8 | Lander 9
Records: Nova Southeastern 4-4 | Lander 7-2
Location: NSU Baseball Complex | Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
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- Lander led 5-0 in the first five innings of play, scoring on three home runs and on a wild pitch.
- The Sharks were able to rally in the bottom half of the fifth. Zeth Rodriguez started the inning with a one out single, which was followed by another base hit by Justin Wachs. Ariel Garcia worked a walk, which loaded the bases for Tyson Cooper.
- Cooper got the Sharks on the board with an RBI single, driving in Rodriguez. Both Wachs and Garcia scored on wild pitches, cutting the Sharks deficit to 5-3.
- Boras Pena added an RBI single, bringing in Cooper, and Henry Wallen capped off the rally with a sacrifice fly, as Nova Southeastern ended the frame with the score tied at 5-5.
- In the bottom of the sixth inning, the Sharks tacked on another two runs. Wachs once again scored on a wild pitch and Jorge Braceras drove in Garcia with an RBI single, giving NSU a 7-5 lead.
- With the bases loaded in the top half of the seventh, Keyler Gonzalez forced a double play, halting a Lander rally but the Bearcats added a run, putting the score at 7-6 in favor of the Sharks.
- Nova Southeastern loaded the bases once again in the bottom of the seventh inning, and Wachs gave the Sharks an insurance run with an RBI single, putting the score at 8-6.
- Lander tied the game, plating two runs in the top of the eighth inning.
- Lander took the lead, and the win, by scoring on an RBI single in the top of the tenth inning.
Head Coach Adrian Morales – “I have to do a better job preparing our guys to succeed. We were good enough on the mound, but we also made five errors, left 17 runners on base, and struck out 13 times. That’s not good enough to win against anybody and that is on me. We are one big hit away from a different outcome in this game and other games we have lost. Tomorrow brings opportunity and we are excited to watch our guys bounce back.”
The Sharks will continue their three-game series with a doubleheader against Lander on Saturday, February 17th, 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 and X at NSU_Baseball.
