LAKELAND, Fla. – Opening Sunshine State Conference play, the Nova Southeastern softball team took the first game of a three game series against the host Florida Southern Moccasins on Friday evening at the Chris Bellotto Field.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
FINAL: Nova Southeastern Sharks 7 (W: L. Storrer, 5-2), Florida Southern Moccasins 2 (L: A. Ehlers, 2-1)
RECORDS: Nova Southeastern (7-4, 1-0 SSC), Florida Southern (2-3, 0-1 SSC)
LOCATION: Chris Bellotto Field | Lakeland, Fla.
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HOW IT HAPPENED:
BOTTOM 2ND | The Moccasins were the first to reach the scoreboard as back-to-back RBI singles by Jadin Dewith and Celia Higgins scored the two leadoff batters for a 2-0 edge.
TOP 3RD | The Sharks responded in the next half inning, as
Suka Van Gurp recorded her first RBI of the game with a sacrifice fly to right field, scoring
Tia Williams, who led the inning off with a base knock to center.
TOP 4TH | With
Keeley Mayers at second and
Kayla Kight at first with one out on the board,
Brooke Ferguson was hit by a pitch to load the bases. The next batter, Van Gurp, brought all base runners home on a double to left field, giving the Sharks a 4-2 lead, before advancing to third on the throw. After a foul out by
Miriam Schmoll and a walk drawn by
Aubry Hernandez,
Sydney Anderson used an infield single to score Van Gurp and push NSU out in front, 5-2.
TOP 7TH | Anderson led the inning off with a double down the right field line, and
Sydney Lageyre entered as a pinch runner for the designated player. The next batter,
Lexie Storrer used a bunt single to reach before advancing to second, pushing Lageyre to third.
Keeley Mayers singled up the middle to score Lageyre and the next batter, Kight, reached on a fielder's choice, allowing Storrer to score for NSU's final tally and 7-2 winning score.
INSIDE THE STATS:
- Van Gurp finished 2-for-3 with four RBI while Anderson was 3-for-3 with one RBI.
- Mayers was 1-for-3 with an RBI and Kight tallied one RBI and scored once.
- Storrer picked up her fifth win of the season, tossing all 7.0 innings, allowing two runs on nine hits with three strikeouts and two walks.
- FSC's A Ehlers pitched the first 4.0 innings and took the loss, giving up three runs (1 ER) on four hits with three walks. K Beacham finished out the last 3.0 innings and allowed four runs on five hits.
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:
- Tonight's win evens out the series 27-27 all-time.
- The Sharks closed out their 2018 season with a 1-2 series loss to the Mocs.
UP NEXT
The Sharks will continue the three-game series with the Mocs tomorrow afternoon with a doubleheader slated to begin at 1:00 p.m.
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