FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – The Nova Southeastern Sharks Baseball team dominated Saturday’s doubleheader against the visiting Palm Beach Atlantic Sailfish in an SSC Series on Saturday Afternoon at the NSU Baseball Complex. The Sharks offense was prolific, combining to score 27 runs on 28 hits against the Sailfish.
Records: Nova Southeastern 14-12 (7-5 SSC) | Palm Beach Atlantic 11-13 (4-7 SSC)
Scores: Nova Southeastern 12, Palm Beach Atlantic 2 (Game One) | Nova Southeastern 15, Palm Beach Atlantic 1 (F/7)(Game Two)
Location: NSU Baseball Complex | Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
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- Xavier Moronta got the scoring started early for NSU, as he hit a double to right field to give the Sharks a 1-0 lead at the bottom of the 1st.
- Xavier Moronta capitalized on a passed ball by PBA to give the Sharks a 2-0 lead in the 3rd.
- Ty Torti hit a triple to right field to drive home 2 more for the Sharks as they doubled their lead to 4-0 in the 4th.
- Justin Wachs extended the lead for the Sharks driving home Ty Torti off a single to right center to make it 5-0 NSU.
- Sam Holthaus drives home his 4th RBI of the season as he extends the Sharks lead 6-0 in the 5th.
- Anthony Stinson adds to the hit parade as he drives home another run to make it 7-0 in the 5th.
- Xavier Moronta and Sam Holthaus combined to drive home three more runs for the Sharks to extend the lead to 10-0 in the 6th.
- PBA added two runs in the 7th and 8th innings to close the lead to 10-2.
- JC Hernandez drives home his first two runs as a Shark to extend the lead to 12-2 and give the Sharks a dominant Game 1 win.
Justin Wachs: 4-4, 2 runs, 1 RBI, 1 HBP
Xavier Moronta: 2-4, 3 RBI, 1 HBP
Edwin Alicea: (3-3), 5 IP, six strikeouts
- Roylan Quevedo drives home the first run for the Sharks on a single up the middle to give the Sharks a 1-0 lead in the second inning.
- Ronny Medina capitalizes on the bases-loaded opportunity, driving home two more for the Sharks to extend the lead to 3-0 in the second inning.
- Xavier Moronta continues his excellent day driving home another run to extend the lead to 4-0 in the second inning.
- Sharks continue to add on in the second as Gabriel Esquivel drew a walk to walk home a run to extend the lead to 5-0.
- Boris Peña adds on for the Sharks driving home two more for the Sharks as they extend their lead to 7-0 in the second inning.
- PBA scored one back in the third inning to cut it to 7-1.
- Xavier Moronta drives home another run to extend the lead 8-1 in the third inning.
- Jack Cue reached on an error to drive home another run for NSU to make it a 9-1 game in the third inning.
- Gabriel Esquivel hit a 3-run Homer to deep center field to add 3 more for the Sharks to make it 12-1 in the third inning.
- Xavier Moronta and Jack Cue each scored on a wild pitch in the 4th inning to extend the lead to 14-1.
- Justin Wachs sealed the game with a Moon-Shot homer to Right Field to drive home another to bring the lead to 15-1 in the 5th inning.
- Federico Zapata pitched all 7 innings only allowing 1 earned run and striking out 5 to give the Sharks a 15-1 win in 7 innings.
Gabriel Esquivel: 1-2, 1 HR, 4 RBI
Xavier Moronta: 4-5, 3 runs, 2 RBI
Federico Zapata: (5-0), 7 IP, five strikeouts
Nova Southeastern will travel to Palm Beach to take Palm Beach Atlantic on Tuesday, March 25th, at Rubin Park. First pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m. To stay up to date on Sharks Baseball, be sure to follow on Instagram and X at NSU_Baseball.
