TAMPA, Fla. – The Nova Southeastern Sharks Baseball team wrapped up its three game Sunshine State Conference series against the No. 1 Tampa Spartans on Saturday evening at the UT Baseball Field. NSU dropped both games of Saturday’s doubleheader, losing game one 11-4 and the series finale 7-4.
Records: Nova Southeastern 14-16, 7-8 SSC | No. 1 Tampa 29-6, 13-2 SSC
Score: Nova Southeastern 4, No. 1 Tampa 11 (Game One) | Nova Southeastern 4, No. 1 Tampa 7 (Game Two)
Location: UT Baseball Field | Tampa, Fla.
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- Tampa was able to score a total of four runs in the first two innings of the game, taking a 4-0 lead over NSU.
- The Sharks responded with two runs in the top of the third inning, as Xavier Moronta hit a two-run double – plating Justin Wachs and Nick Rodriguez – cutting the deficit to 4-2.
- Wachs added an RBI single of his own, putting the score at 4-3, in the top of the fourth inning.
- Tampa broke the game open in the fourth and fifth innings, totaling seven runs, making the score 11-3.
- Zeth Rodriguez added a solo home run for NSU in the top of the sixth.
- The Sharks dropped the second game of the SSC series against Tampa 11-4.
- Tampa plated a run in both the second and third innings, making the score 2-0 early in the series finale.
- Richard Benitez came through with a two-run double, tying the game at 2-2 in the top of the fourth.
- The Spartans added runs in the fifth and sixth innings, taking a 4-2 lead over NSU.
- Joel Cabrera hit a solo home run in the top of the seventh inning, putting the score at 4-3.
- Tampa scored three runs in the bottom of the eighth, pushing their lead to 7-3.
- The Sharks did not go quietly, as Jorge DeGoti came through with an RBI double in the top of the ninth inning.
- NSU lost the series finale 7-4.
The Sharks are back in action on Tuesday, April 8, taking on the Barry Buccaneers at Feinbloom 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.
