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Labosky vs. North Greenville
15
Winner North Greenville NGU 1-0
9
Nova Southeastern NSUB 0-1
Winner
North Greenville NGU
1-0
15
Final
9
Nova Southeastern NSUB
0-1
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
North Greenville NGU 1 0 3 3 0 5 3 0 0 15 12 2
Nova Southeastern NSUB 4 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 9 14 2

W: J. Lembcke (1-0) L: Cook, Jeremy (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Despite Heavy Hitting, No. 16 Baseball Falls to No. 7 North Greenville in Opener

The Sharks outhit the Crusaders 14-12 in a heavy-offense season opener

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – The No. 16 Nova Southeastern baseball team was not able to deliver the win in the team's 2020 debut and opening night for head coach Laz Gutierrez against No. 7 North Greenville. Friday night's opener saw a big-hitting, see-saw battle at the NSU Baseball Complex – NGU coming away with the 15-9 win.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final Score: North Greenville – 15, Nova Southeastern – 9
Records:  North Greenville (1-0), Nova Southeastern (0-1)
Location: NSU Baseball Complex, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
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HOW IT HAPPENED:
The first inning was an explosive one, with North Greenville sparking the bats on a two-out John Michael Faile home run out of left center. That shot ignited the Sharks, who opened with a leadoff Daniel Irisarri walk, and quickly shifted the momentum. Two runners aboard for senior Andrew Labosky amounted to a tied game, as the Sharks' third baseman found the hole in the defense with a bloop RBI double in shallow left field. Left fielder Adan Fernandez tacked on a sacrifice fly, first baseman Ray Sanchez debuted with an RBI double to the left field corner and shortstop Brandon Chinea wrapped the frame with a hot shot RBI single over his counterpart to bring in Sanchez for the 4-1 lead.
 
However, the Crusaders did a solid job of hanging around and finished on scoring opportunities, sparking a rally in the third to even the score on a Douglas Angeli RBI triple and a second Faile home run – this time for a pair. NGU was again able to overtake the Sharks in the fourth courtesy of a two-run Gehrig Octavio RBI single.
 
Facing a 7-5 deficit, Chinea used a leadoff bunt single to fuel an NSU rally in the bottom of the fourth, capitalizing on NGU miscues to reach third, setting up a Nathan Chevalier RBI groundout.
 
Sanchez added his second RBI double in the fifth and Bryan Diaz scored from third on a Chinea sacrifice fly to knot the score at 7-all.
 
The tie wouldn't stand long, as the Crusaders responded with a five-run sixth inning that allowed the separation to maintain the lead for good.
 
Although Fernandez and freshman pinch hitter Tyler Epstein tacked up RBI in the final three innings, the Sharks weren't able to overcome the deficit en route to the 15-9 final score in NGU's favor.
 
For the Crusaders, Lembcke (1-0) earned the win on 2.0 innings of work, allowing one run on two hits with two strikeouts. For the Sharks, Jeremy Cook (0-1) took the loss, going 2.1 innings with six runs on five hits, striking out four.
 
STATS OF THE NIGHT:
  • Despite the loss, the Sharks outhit the Crusaders 14-12 on the night
  • The loss evens the series at five wins apiece.
  • The Sharks left 10 runners aboard, while NGU stranded only seven.
  • Eight NSU hitters collected hits, with five earning a multi-hit night.
  • Pastore led the Sharks with a 3-for-5 hitting performance, batting in one run and scoring another.
  • Sanchez and Fernandez put up strong NSU debuts, both collecting two hits with two RBI and combining for three doubles.
  • Labosky was 2-for-5 with two runs and an RBI, while Chinea was also 2-for-3 with two RBI and one run.
  • Cook led the Sharks with four strikeouts in 2.1 innings for his first NSU appearance.
UP NEXT
Nova Southeastern is scheduled to face Tusculum on Saturday at 4:00 p.m., weather permitting. Inclement weather is slated to push through South Florida overnight and into the early parts of Saturday.
 
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