FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – The Nova Southeastern softball team saw its 11-game win streak come to an end on Wednesday, as a five-run fifth inning proved too much to overcome in a 6-4 loss to Kutztown. The setback drops the Sharks to 17-8 overall on the season.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Score: Kutztown 6 (W: A. Brugger, 2-0), Nova Southeastern 4 (L: E. Hess, 5-4)
Records: Kutztown (10-4), Nova Southeastern (17-8)
Location: AD Griffin Sports Complex | Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
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HOW IT HAPPENED:
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st | Following a two-hour weather delay in the top of the first, the Sharks wasted little time getting on the scoreboard thanks to a
Tia Williams RBI-double into the right center gap that plated
Ryleigh Langwell. Three batters later,
Madison Fine singled right back up the middle, giving NSU an early 2-0 advantage.
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th | After Kutztown erased the shutout in the third, NSU answered back in the fourth when
Alexis Smith drove in pinch-runner
Sidney Swantic on a two-out single up the middle.
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th | A pair of errors proved costly in the fifth, as the second not only prolonged the inning but allowed the Bears to trim the margin to 3-2. An infield hit in the ensuing at-bat knotted the score at 3-3 before a three-run blast by KU's Sarah Harvey all the sudden put the visitors in front 6-3.
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th | NSU would get a run back in the sixth on a Sydney Lagyre RBI-single into rightfield.
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th | The Sharks brought the tying run to the plate after an
Allie Janowiak base hit. However, a game-ending, 1-6-3 double play would thwart any chance of forcing extras.
INSIDE THE STATS:
- Five of the six runs allowed by NSU starting pitcher Emily Hess were unearned.
- Fine, Janowiak and Williams each registered two hits apiece, accounting for six of the Sharks' 10 as a team.
UP NEXT
NSU will open up a Sunshine State Conference series at home this Friday against Florida Tech. First pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m. For complete coverage, visit the
schedule page on NSUSharks.com, or follow the Sharks on Instagram and Twitter at @NSU_Softball.