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Janowiak Rounding First Base
3
Winner Nova Southeastern NSUS22 11-7
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Tampa UT 11-6
Winner
Nova Southeastern NSUS22
11-7
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Final
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Tampa UT
11-6
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E
Nova Southeastern NSUS22 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 6 2
Tampa UT 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 2

W: Connor, Ashley (5-1) L: M. Galhouse (4-4)

Game Recap: Softball |

Janowiak Delivers in Extras as Sharks Come From Behind to Defeat Tampa

NSU takes series opener 3-2 in eight innings

TAMPA, Fla. – Allie Janowiak provided the go-ahead run with a two-out single in the top of the eighth, as the Nova Southeastern softball team erased a late 2-0 deficit to claim game one of its Sunshine State Conference series at Tampa by a final score of 3-2 on Friday. The come-from-behind effort extends the Sharks' current win streak to five.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Score: Nova Southeastern 3 (W: A. Connor, 5-1), Tampa 2 (L: C. Miner, 5-3) (8 Innings)
Records: Nova Southeastern (11-7, 1-3 SSC), Tampa (11-6, 5-2 SSC)
Location: Naimoli Stadium | Tampa, Fla.
Get Social: @NSUSharks and @NSU_Softball on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
BOT 3rd | NSU starting pitcher Emily Hess escaped a pair of jams in the opening two innings, yet couldn't quite work her magic again in the third after Tampa put the first three batters aboard following a hit-by-pitch and two errors. The second of the two errors handed the Spartans a 1-0 lead before a fielder's choice later in the inning made it a 2-0 ball game.

TOP 6th | Searching for some life after being held to just two hits through five innings, NSU received a shot in the arm after Samantha Burke led off the frame with a walk. An Alexis Smith single through the left side put two on still with nobody out. In the ensuing at-bat, Sydney Lageyre grounded a ball to third, yet a Tampa miscue allowed both pinch runner Hayley Lynch and Smith to score, knotting the ball game at 2-2.

BOT 7th | Freshman Ashley Connor replaced Hess in the circle in the seventh, tossing a scoreless inning to send the game into extras.

TOP 8th | Feeding off the momentum, Lageyre opened the inning with a bunt single for the Sharks. A sacrifice bunt by Ryleigh Langwell, followed by a wild pitch, soon moved Lageyre over to third with one away. A groundout to second kept Lageyre stuck on third. However, with two outs, Janowiak got the job done, lacing a single back up the middle for the eventual game-winner.

INSIDE THE STATS:
  • After tallying just two hits through the first five innings, the Sharks registered four over the final three to finish with six for the game.
  • Smith and Emerson Morris led the way with two hits apiece.
  • NSU stranded 12 Tampa baserunners in the contest.
  • Connor yielded one walk and one hit in two scoreless innings to improve to 5-1 on the season.
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:
  • The Sharks are now 5-3 in one-run games on the year.
UP NEXT
NSU will look to clinch the series victory when both teams collide again on Saturday, with a doubleheader set to begin at 12 p.m. For complete coverage, visit the schedule page on NSUSharks.com, or follow the Sharks on Instagram and Twitter at @NSU_Softball.





 
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