MIAMI SHORES, Fla. – It took four pitches and all of two minutes past the first pitch for the Sharks to get on the board at Barry on Friday night and there was no turning back. Nova Southeastern won its 34
th game of the year following the NSU graduation ceremony that took place Friday morning, which featured six of seven graduating seniors walk across the NSU Arena stage and receive their diplomas.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Score: Nova Southeastern 12, Barry 5
Records: Nova Southeastern (34-13, 24-5 SSC), Barry (21-28, 8-21 SSC)
Location: Feinbloom Field | Miami Shores, Fla.
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HOW IT HAPPENED:
Dylan Harris led off the game with a single and took second on the first pitch of
Nick Gallo's at-bat. Gallo would see one more pitch before singling to left, driving in Harris for the first run of the ballgame.
The NSU offense would plate three more runs in the third inning, as Gallo drove in his second run of the night and
Christian Demby singled to left field to score Gallo and
Jake Anchia. The Sharks would increase their lead to 7-0 in the fourth inning when
Jeffrey Cyr singled home
Ian Acevedo and
Jake Anchia launched a no-doubter of a two-run home run over the portable beyond the left field wall.
In the meantime,
Brady Acker was piecing together another outstanding start, as he finished the night with five innings pitched and two earned runs en route to his six win of the year.
The bats continued to bury Barry in the fifth inning, highlighted by a two-RBI single from Cyr, a RBI free pass from Gallo, and a RBI single from Anchia.
With the score 12-2, head coach
Greg Brown turned the rock over to
Jarret Krzyzanowski who went on to toss three innings, allowing just two runs.
STATS OF THE NIGHT:
- Harris' two hits puts him three shy of the NSU single-season record.
- Acker has gone eight straight starts where he has tossed five or more innings for the Sharks.
- Jake Anchia took the lead in the Sunshine State Conference in the home run category with his 21st blast of the year.
UP NEXT:
NSU and Barry will face off in the series finale Saturday 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
