ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – In its final non-conference action of the 2018 season, the Nova Southeastern softball team split a doubleheader with the host Flagler College Saints on Wednesday evening.
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP (GAME ONE):
FINAL SCORE:  Nova Southeastern Sharks 3 (W: L. Storrer, 9-12), Flagler Saints 2 (L: A. Marcano, 7-7)
RECORDS: NSU (16-15), FC (15-15)
LOCATION: Flagler Field | St. Augustine, Fla.    
ALL TIME SERIES: Sharks lead Saints 7-5
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HOW IT HAPPENED:
 
BOTTOM 2ND: The Saints were the first to reach the board, taking a 1-0 lead on a Shark error.
 
TOP 3RD: An inning later, the Sharks scored all three of their runs, starting with an RBI-double by Kailynn Blackwood to score Keeley Mayers, who drew a one-out walk. A dropped fly ball by FC's right fielder allows Sydney Lageyre to score and put the lead on NSU's side before an RBI-single by Lexie Storrer represented the Sharks' final tally of the game.
 
BOTTOM 7TH: Flagler cut the deficit to one run, 3-2, with a sacrifice fly by Hayley Kirinsky, and threatened to walk off with the win with two runners on base but a line out by Garland Evans ended the game with NSU on top.
 
INSIDE THE STATS:

• The Sharks were limited to four hits in the first game, as Storrer accounted for two of them, going 2-for-3 at the plate with one RBI.
• Blackwood and Lageyre tallied the other two hits, both scoring once.
• Storrer improved to 9-12 on the season, pitching the full 7.0 innings and allowing two runs on just three hits with two strikeouts.

 
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:

• The Saints were forced to leave five stranded while the Sharks had six.
• This was the first time the two teams met since Feb. 2, 2014.
• First win over the Saints since Feb. 11, 2012.

 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP (GAME TWO):
FINAL SCORE:  Flagler Saints 16 (W: K. McCue, 9-8), Nova Southeastern Sharks 3 (D. Sprengers, 6-3)
RECORDS: NSU (16-16), FC (16-15)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
 
BOTTOM 1ST: Similar to the first game, it was Flagler who struck first, taking a 1-0 lead on a sacrifice fly by Natalie Murphy.
 
TOP 2ND: The Sharks responded a half inning later, as Daniela Bautista sent the long ball over the left center fence, also bringing home Alex Suzuki, who doubled to the same spot a batter prior. NSU increased their lead to 3-1 two batters later as Blackwood singled to center to score Mayers.
 
BOTTOM 2ND: The Saints quickly got the advantage back on their side, 4-3, taking advantage of an Evans two-RBI double and an error committed by the Sharks.
 
BOTTOM 3RD: Sparked by a two-RBI single by Hudson, Flagler exploded for six runs in the third to extend their lead to 10-3.
 
BOTTOM 4TH: An inning later, the Saints tallied another six runs to take a commanding 16-3 lead, and secure an eventual run-rule win in the next inning.
 
INSIDE THE STATS:

• Blackwood went 2-for-3 with an RBI while Bautista was 2-for-3 as well with two RBI.
• Sprengers was saddled with the loss after tossing the first 3.0 innings and allowing 15 runs on 12 hits.
• Storrer finished out the final inning, giving up one run on two hits.

 
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:

• This was Bautista's second homer of the season.
• This was NSU's only run-rule loss of the season.

UP NEXT: 

The Sharks will have a bye weekend this weekend and will return to Sunshine State Conference play next Thursday, Mar. 29, as they travel to St. Petersburg, Fla. to take on the Eckerd Tritons in a three-game series.
 
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