FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Led by a pair of home runs in the first inning by Boris Pena and Justin Wachs, as well as a quality start by Collin Rothermel, the Nova Southeastern Sharks Baseball team opened a Sunshine State Conference series with a 6-3 victory over Rollins on Friday evening from the NSU Baseball Complex.
Records: Nova Southeastern 8-7, 3-1 SSC | Rollins 6-7, 1-3 SSC
Score: Nova Southeastern 6 | Rollins 3
Location: NSU Baseball Complex | Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
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- Justin Wachs blasted his second home run of the season in the bottom of the first inning, quickly giving NSU a 1-0 lead.
- Following a single by Henry Wallen, Boris Pena launched his fourth home run of the season, extending the Sharks advantage to 3-0.
- Rollins responded with a three runs in the top of the second inning.
- NSU added three more runs in the bottom of the second inning, as after Zeth Rodriguez worked a walk and Wachs was hit by a pitch, Wallen singled through the left-side of the infield and drove in Rodriguez.
- Wachs later scored on a wild pitch and the Sharks capped off the three-run frame with a RBI groundout from Bryan Loriga, putting the score at 6-3.
- That was all the offense Rothermel needed, throwing four consecutive shutout innings, earning both a quality start and his fourth victory of the season.
- Keyler Gonzalez earned the first save of his collegiate career, tossing three shutout innings and striking out three.
Head Coach Adrian Morales – “Our offense today set the tone early with some big swings from Justin Wachs and Boris Peña and some really tough quality at-bats. Collin Rothermel was tough again. He gave up three in the second then four shutout innings allowing us to only us to only use one bullpen arm. Keyler was a bulldog for us, as well. Throwing three shutout innings to secure the win.”
Collin Rothermel: 6 IP, (4-1), six strikeouts, three earned runs, quality start
Henry Wallen: 3-4, two runs, RBI
Justin Wachs: 1-3, HR, two runs
Boris Pena: 1-3, 2-R HR
The Sharks continue their Sunshine State Conference series against Rollins on Saturday, March 2nd, at the NSU Baseball Complex. First pitch is scheduled for 1 p.m. To stay up-to-date on NSU_Baseball, be sure to follow on Instagram & X at NSU_Baseball.
