SAINT LEO, Fla. – Despite opening the game with a four-run first inning, the Nova Southeastern Sharks Baseball team dropped the Sunshine State Conference series opener to the Saint Leo Lions 10-9 in ten innings on Friday night at Thomas B. Southard Stadium.
Records: Nova Southeastern 16-12, 7-6 SSC | Saint Leo 29-4, 13-3 SSC
Score: Nova Southeastern 9 | Saint Leo 10
Location: Thomas B. Southard Stadium | Saint Leo, Fla.
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- Justin Wachs opened the game with his fourth home run of the season, promptly giving the Sharks a 1-0 lead.
- Following a single by Tyson Cooper, Zeth Rodriguez and Boris Pena connected for back-to-back home runs, extending the Nova Southeastern lead to 4-0.
- In the top of the second inning, Cooper drove in Jorge Braceras with an RBI double, putting NSU ahead 5-0.
- Saint Leo plated a pair of runs in the bottom half of the frame, cutting the Sharks’ lead to 5-2.
- Nova Southeastern got back on the scoreboard with an RBI double from Rodriguez, as he drove in Wachs for his second RBI of the game.
- The Lions responded with a three-run home run in the bottom of the fifth inning, putting the score at 6-5.
- SLU took their first lead of the game in the bottom of the seventh, scoring a pair of runs off the Sharks’ bullpen, making the score 7-6.
- NSU tied the game at 7-7 with a sacrifice fly from Jorge Braceras.
- In the top of the ninth inning, Bryan Loriga clubbed his fifth home run of the season, giving NSU a 9-7 lead.
- Saint Leo tied the game, with two outs, at 9-9 and sent the contest into extra innings.
- The Lions hit a walk-off home run in the 10th inning, stealing the series opening win from NSU.
Nova Southeastern continues its Sunshine State Conference series against Saint Leo on Saturday, April 6th, at Thomas B. Southard Stadium. 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.
