BOCA RATON, Fla. – Traveling just north to the Lynn Fighting Knights on Friday afternoon, the Nova Southeastern softball team split a pair of games, topping the home team, 5-1, in game one before falling, 4-3, in 11 innings in game two.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP (GAME ONE):
FINAL: Nova Southeastern Sharks 5 (W: E. Hess, 5-4), Lynn Fighting Knights 1 (L: A. Jameston, 0-10)
RECORDS: Nova Southeastern (7-6, 5-5 SSC), Lynn Fighting Knights (0-24, 0-19 SSC)
LOCATION: Lynn Softball Field | Boca Raton, Fla.
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HOW IT HAPPENED:
TOP 1ST | With two outs and
Tia Williams on second, an error by the Fighting Knights' right fielder off a
Allie Janowiak play allowed enough time for Williams to cross the plate for a 1-0 Shark lead.
TOP 5TH | After three scoreless innings, the Sharks tallied three runs in the fifth to push their lead to 4-0. Back-to-back-to-back singles by
Sam Sisco,
Alexis Smith and Williams loaded up the bases for the Sharks before a two-RBI double down the right field line scored Sisco and Smith to make it 3-0. The next batter,
Juliana Speranza, grounded out to the short stop, but still scored Williams for another insurance run.
BOTTOM 6TH | Lynn tallied its lone run of the game in the sixth inning as Danielle Pasquarie utilized a sacrifice fly to center to bring home Olivia Lovins.
TOP 7TH | The Sharks scored their final run in the seventh, as another base-loaded RBI-ground out, this time by
Madison Fine, gave enough time to score Smith who was waiting on third after singling to right field to lead off the inning.
INSIDE THE STATS:
- Smith finished 3-for-4 and scored twice, while Janowiak went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
- Williams and Samantha Burke were both 1-for-3 while Sisco, Speranza and Fine all finished 1-for-4. Sisco scored once.
- The Sharks out-hit the Fighting Knights 10-3.
- Emily Hess picked up the win, tossing all 7.0 innings allowing just one run off of three hits with two strikeouts.
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:
- Smith's three hits are a single-game career-high.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP (GAME TWO – 11 INNINGS):
FINAL: Lynn Fighting Knights 4 (W: F. Miller, 1-11), Nova Southeastern Sharks 3 (L: E. Hess, 5-5)
RECORDS: Nova Southeastern (7-7), Lynn Fighting Knights (1-24)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
TOP 1ST | Like the first game, it was the Sharks who struck first. With Sisco on third and Smith on second, a Williams RBI-single scored Sisco before the next batter, Janowiak, used a sacrifice bunt to score Smith to give NSU a 2-0 advantage.
BOTTOM 4TH | After two scoreless innings, Lynn tied things up, 2-2, with an RBI-double by Faith Miller and an RBI-single by Ashley Davis.
TOP 8TH | The Sharks were able to regain the lead in the eighth, 3-2, as a wild pitch by Lynn's Miller allowed Williams to cross the plate.
BOTTOM 8TH | Lynn would not let NSU off that easy, however, knotting the game once again in the home half of the inning with an RBI-single by Britney Davis.
BOTTOM 11TH | The Knights earned their first win of the season, 4-3, thanks to a walk-off sacrifice fly by Miller.
INSIDE THE STATS:
- The Sharks were outhit by the Knights, 7-4.
- Not one Shark tallied multiple hits, as Smith went 1-for-5, Janowiak 1-for-4 and Williams and Ryleigh Langwell were 1-for-3.
- Entering in relief for the final 3.2 innings, Hess took the loss, giving up two runs (0 ER) on one hit with two strikeouts. Mikayla Johnson pitched the first 7.0 innings, allowing two runs on six hits with one strikeout.
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:
- Today's second-game loss is NSU's first loss to Lynn since Feb. 18, 2018.
UP NEXT
Nova Southeastern will welcome the Lynn Fighting Knights to the AD Griffin Sports Complex on Sunday afternoon for a Sunshine State Conference doubleheader starting at 1:00 p.m.
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