FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – The Nova Southeastern baseball team (24-16) is set to take on the St. Thomas Bobcats (29-16) in the second half of its home-and-home series. The game is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Tuesday, April 22 at the NSU Baseball Complex.
In the first game between the two sides at St. Thomas, the Bobcats stunned the then No. 15 NSU Sharks in 11 innings, in what turned out to be an over four hour game. The Sharks looked to be in control early, running out to a convincing 7-0 lead, after just three innings of play. The home side didn't back down, tying the game back up by the 7th inning before walking off in the bottom of the 11th.
Brooks Fleming (Sr., Palm City, Fla.) led the team offensively in 3-for-4, two RBI performance.
NSU is in the midst of their toughest stretch of the season, dropping series against three nationally ranked opponents including No. 1 Tampa and No. 5 Lynn.
During the slump,
Geoff Jimenez (Sr., Pembroke Pines, Fla.) has been in one of his best hitting streaks of his NSU career. During the nine games, Jimenez has recorded at least one hit in eight of the games, and recorded four multi-hit games during that stretch. Jimenez has batted a team-high .364 during the nine-game stretch. Fleming has also been hot during the stretch, recording a team-high eight RBI, while hitting .324.
The Bobcats enter their game with the Sharks, winning six out of their last 10 games. St. Thomas has been carried by the bat of Edwin Medina, who is batting .414 this season. Medina has a team-high in doubles (13) and triples (2) and has recorded two home runs this season.
Most recently, the Bobcats took two of three against NAIA's No. 13 nationally ranked Embry-Riddle at home this past weekend.
NSU has been a tough team to beat at home this season, winning 16 of their 24 appearances at the NSU Baseball Complex this season.
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