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Barry BARRY-S 24-19
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Winner Nova Southeastern NSUS22 32-9
Barry BARRY-S
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Nova Southeastern NSUS22
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Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Barry BARRY-S 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
Nova Southeastern NSUS22 0 0 0 0 0 5 X 5 9 1

W: Connor, Ashley (14-2) L: Maci Barnhart (16-12)

Game Recap: Softball |

Five-Run Sixth Pushes NSU’s Win Streak to Nine

Sharks defeat Barry 5-0 in Friday’s series opener

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Samantha Burke broke a scoreless tie in the bottom of the sixth before Alexis Smith added some insurance with a bases-clearing triple, as Nova Southeastern pulled away late for an eventual 5-0 win in its Sunshine State Conference series opener against Barry at home on Friday night. The shutout marked the fourth straight for the Sharks and ninth victory in a row overall.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Score: Nova Southeastern 5 (W: A. Connor, 14-2), Barry 0 (L: M. Barnhart, 16-12)
Records: Nova Southeastern (32-9, 18-4 SSC), Barry (24-19, 11-11 SSC)
Location: AD Griffin Sports Complex | Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
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HOW IT HAPPENED:
BOT 2nd | The Sharks squandered one of their limited offensive chances in the bottom of the second inning. After consecutive singles by Madison Fine and Sidney Swantic to lead off the frame, both moved into scoring position with one out following a Burke sacrifice bunt. However, a strikeout and foulout in the ensuing at-bats kept the ball game knotted at 0-0.

TOP 5th | As she's done for most of the season, NSU starter Ashley Connor kept the Barry offense off-balance for much of the night. The freshman ran into a bit of trouble after plunking the first two batters in the fifth, yet settled down to retire the next three to escape the jam without any damage done.

BOT 6th | Having stranded seven runners overall on Friday, the Sharks finally broke through in the bottom of the sixth. Back-to-back singles by Allie Janowiak and Fine sparked the offense before the bases became loaded after a Barry throwing error on a Swantic sacrifice attempt. Facing a 1-0 count with one out, Burke took advantage of a pulled-in Barry infield by flaring a single just out of the reach of the second baseman to score Janowiak and put the Sharks in front. After a strikeout notched the second out of the inning, Smith missed a grand slam by mere inches, ricocheting a triple off the very top of the left-field fence to extend the lead to 4-0. Sydney Lageyre would tack on another run with an infield single, as NSU all the sudden found itself up 5-0 heading into the seventh.

TOP 7th | Barry loaded the bases in the seventh. Still, Connor was able to preserve the shutout with her sixth and final strikeout of the evening.

INSIDE THE STATS:
  • Connor scattered just four hits while walking two and striking out six to move to 14-2 on the season. She has now gone three straight starts without allowing a run, giving up just 11 hits across a combined 21.0 innings.
  • Fine finished a perfect 3-for-3 at the plate, as NSU accounted for nine hits as a team.
  • Smith added two hits to go along with three RBI, one run scored and one stolen base.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:
  • NSU has now won 18 of its last 19 games in SSC play and remains tied atop the league standings with Rollins at 18-4 in conference action.
UP NEXT
The Sharks and Buccaneers will face off two more times on Saturday, with the afternoon doubleheader scheduled to begin at 4 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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