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Christian Demby vs. Catawba
9
Winner Nova Southeastern NSUB 12-6
4
Lander LU 8-13
Winner
Nova Southeastern NSUB
12-6
9
Final
4
Lander LU
8-13
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Nova Southeastern NSUB 0 1 0 0 4 0 1 0 3 9 9 0
Lander LU 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 4 10 3

W: Campbell, Nathan (4-1) L: Davis Cunningham (2-3) S: Minich, Brock (4)

7
Winner Nova Southeastern NSUB 13-6
2
Lander LU 8-14
Winner
Nova Southeastern NSUB
13-6
7
Final
2
Lander LU
8-14
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Nova Southeastern NSUB 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 7 10 2
Lander LU 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 2

W: Williams, JP (1-0) L: Marshall Thompson (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Completes Series Sweep at Lander with Twinbill Saturday Victories

Crucial late-game scoring pushes NSU to a pair of wins

GREENWOOD, S.C. – Completing the series sweep at Lander, the No. 20 Nova Southeastern baseball team (13-6) earned a pair of big wins on Saturday at Stephen B. Dolny Stadium, topping the Bearcats 9-4 in regulation and 7-2 in extra innings, aided by huge swings in the latter innings.
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Game 1 Final Score: Nova Southeastern – 9, Lander – 4
Game 2 Final Score: Nova Southeastern – 7, Lander – 2 (10 Innings)
Records: Nova Southeastern (13-6), Lander (8-14)
Location: Stephen B. Dolny Stadium | Greenwood, S.C.
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HOW IT HAPPENED:
With a stalwart effort from left-handed freshman starter Nathan Campbell and the NSU defense, the Sharks claimed an early lead and expanded their advantage through the middle innings. Campbell and company kept the Bearcats off the board through four frames, defending a 1-0 lead created by Brandon Chinea's second-inning solo home run.
 
The Sharks grew their lead to five in the fifth, kicked off by Daniel Irisarri and Samuel Duran's dual scores on a Lander error, followed up shortly by RBI for Christian Demby and Chinea.
 
However, the Bearcats livened up offensively in the home half, getting to Campbell for three runs and trimming the NSU lead to 5-3. The Sharks and Bearcats again traded scores in the seventh, started by Ian Acevedo's RBI single in the top half.
 
Still riding a two-run cushion into the final frame, NSU created some breathing room. Irisarri capitalized on another Lander error to start the run, and Demby tacked on an RBI single. Capping the frame with a 9-4 advantage, freshman Jarrett Hall collected his first career hit on an RBI single that plated Acevedo.
 
Going six innings deep in the doubleheader's first game, Campbell (4-1) earned the victory with four strikeouts, while Brock Minich secured the game with two final scoreless innings to collect his fourth save. Chinea and Demby both went 2-for-5 with a pair of RBI.

Offensive output was quieted in the second game with fielding efforts highlighting the series finale. Despite the best efforts of starter Nik Sanders in his second start of the year, NSU fell behind in the opening stanza as Bailey Connell scored on a first-inning double play ball. However, Sanders closed out the remaining four innings of his appearance without a Bearcats run.
 
In the meantime, the Sharks scored in back-to-back innings to first tie the finale then push ahead, thanks to RBI singles by Duncan Pastore and Demby in the third and fourth innings, respectively. The game quickly went back to gridlock, as Lander knotted the score at 2-2 in the fifth – a score that would remain through the end of regulation thanks to the efforts of relievers Anthony Difede and JP Williams.
 
Opening up the 10th inning, the Sharks went on a scoring extravaganza – again with Irisarri leading the way, scoring first on a wild pitch to take the 3-2 lead. Demby followed with an RBI double, ahead of a Chinea RBI single - Samuel Duran closed out the scoring on a triple that allowed him an opportunity to score on the throw for a five-run lead.
 
Securing the victory for Williams (1-0), Kyle Kilbourne took over pitching duties in the 10th, allowing a single hit and striking out two to hold Lander scoreless and close out the 7-2 sweep-clinching win. Demby added to his total with a team-leading 3-for-5 performance, notching two RBI.
 
STATS OF THE DAY:
  • With the victories, NSU moves to a 7-1 advantage in the series.
  • Now moving to 4-1, Campbell went 6.0 innings with four strikeouts on the win in game one.
  • Minich wrapped things up in the opener with two strikeouts and one hit in two innings.
  • Williams went 3.0 scoreless innings for the second-game win, allowing two hits and striking out seven.
  • Demby went 5-for-10 on the day with an .800 slugging percentage via a double and a triple, logging four RBI.
  • The Sharks were 2-for-3 on stolen bases for the day, bringing the series total to eight.
  • The Sharks notched four double plays on the weekend.
UP NEXT:
Nova Southeastern is back at home for a pair of midweek non-conference contests, March 12-13 against American International and Southern New Hampshire, respectively. 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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