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Anchia HR
6
Palm Beach Atlantic PBAB 18-10
14
Winner Nova Southeastern NSUB 16-9
Palm Beach Atlantic PBAB
18-10
6
Final
14
Nova Southeastern NSUB
16-9
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Palm Beach Atlantic PBAB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 6 7 1
Nova Southeastern NSUB 0 2 2 4 2 1 0 3 X 14 14 2

W: Acker, Brady (1-0) L: Johnnie Schneider (2-2)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Acker, Anchia Key 14-6 Rout of Palm Beach Atlantic

Sharks rack up season-high four homers Saturday

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Jake Anchia left the yard twice, connecting on a fourth-inning grand slam, while Brady Acker flashed dominate stuff on the mound as No. 20 Nova Southeastern rolled past Palm Beach Atlantic 14-6 to clinch the Sunshine State Conference series win Saturday evening. The victory marks the Sharks' 10th in their last 13 ball games, quietly moving them into sole possession of second place in the league standings.  
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Score: Nova Southeastern 14, Palm Beach Atlantic 6
Records: Nova Southeastern (16-9, 8-3 SSC), Palm Beach Atlantic (18-10, 7-4 SSC)
Location: NSU Baseball Complex | Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
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HOW IT HAPPENED:
The Sharks allowed the fans to settle in Saturday before unleashing an offensive explosion that included a total of four home runs and 14 hits. Following a scoreless first inning, Nova Southeastern manufactured a pair of runs on a Nathan Chevalier bases-loaded walk and a Jeffrey Cyr sacrifice fly to left. An inning later, Ian Acevedo added a sac fly of his own to go along with a Christian Demby RBI-single into center, as the Sharks extended their lead to 4-0 in the third.
 
The offense was only beginning to pick up steam, though. Following a trio of walks in the bottom of the fourth, Anchia jumped all over the first pitch from Sailfish starter Johnnie Schneider, belting a grand slam over the wall in left. The home run party continued in the fifth, too, when Dylan Harris recorded his fourth dinger of the season on a two-run blast over the left-field foul pole. Back at the plate in the sixth, Anchia launched his second homer in as many plate appearances, this time hammering a solo shot to the deepest part of the park in straight-away center.
 
As the bats terrorized the Palm Beach Atlantic pitching staff, Acker mowed through the Sailfish lineup. The right-hander surrendered just one earned run in eight innings of work, scattering four hits and walking only two. The outing was so impressive that Acker even set down 13 in a row at one point on a measly 39 pitches.
 
STATS OF THE NIGHT:
  • Ian Valenzuela belted his first career homer on a no-doubt shot in the bottom of the eighth inning.
  • The Sharks rattled off five innings in which they scored at least two runs, including four straight through innings 2-6.
  • An astounding 12 different players tallied at least one hit in the win, with Anchia being the only Shark to record a multi-hit game.
  • Following a 1-for-3 day at the dish, Andrew Liberty continues to lead the SSC in batting average at .431.
UP NEXT:
The Sharks will look to secure the series sweep of PBA in Sunday's weekend finale at 1 p.m. ET. For complete coverage of the action, follow the Sharks on Twitter @NSU_Baseball or visit the schedule page on NSUSharks.com.
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