Box Score FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – The No. 6 Nova Southeastern University Sharks (18-4; 3-0) took game two of the three-game series against the visiting Adelphi University Panthers (1-1) on Saturday afternoon, winning by a score of 7-6.
Alex Mateo (Jr., Miami, Fla.) earned his fifth win of the year, tossing 5.1 innings, while striking out eight.
The Sharks struck first in the bottom of the second inning, beginning with a
Nick McNeil (Jr., Clearwater, Fla.) leadoff walk. McNeil advanced to third on two passed balls and
Yandy Viera (Sr., Hialeah, Fla.) took advantage, smoking a single over the shortstop's head to give NSU a 1-0 lead.
NSU posted two more runs on the scoreboard in the bottom of the third inning, as
Mario Urdaneta (Sr., Ocala, Fla.) and
Alexander Fernandez (Sr., Davie, Fla.) scored on a
Justin Garcia (Jr., Hialeah, Fla.) ground out and a squeeze bunt from
Andres Visbal (So., Miami, Fla.). The Sharks weren't done there, adding three more runs in the bottom of the fourth inning to take a 6-0 lead over the Panthers.
Kavan Thompson (Jr., Merritt Island, Fla.) singled and
Dylan Woods (So., New Symrna Beach, Fla.) drove him in, smacking a triple off of the right centerfield fence for his first extra base hit of the season.
Roche Woodard (Sr., Tampa, Fla.) then hit a sacrifice fly to right field, scoring Woods. Garcia capped the fourth inning with a triple down the right field line, scoring Fernandez who reached on a single.
Adelphi began their comeback in the top of the fifth inning, scoring one run on a leadoff triple, followed by a RBI double. Adelphi made the score 6-5 in the top of the sixth inning, chasing Mateo out of the game after two singles and a walk.
Zachary Westcott (R-Sr., Weston, Fla.) came on in relief of Mateo, allowing two of Mateo's runs to score, while surrendering two more runs of his own.
The Sharks added an insurance run in the bottom of the seventh on a Viera RBI groundout to first base, scoring Garcia. The run proved to be costly for the Panthers, as they scored one more run in the top of the eighth off of Westcott, but
Devin Raftery (R-Jr., Deltona, Fla.) did what he has done all season, shutting down the Adelphi offense to secure the win for the Sharks.
The weekend series concludes with a single game Sunday at noon
