FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - The fifth ranked Nova Southeastern Softball team defeated the sixth ranked East Stroudsburg Warriors in a doubleheader sweep on Sunday afternoon from the AD Griffin Sports Complex. NSU took down ESU 9-1 in game one and followed that up with a 5-4 victory in walk off fashion.
(GAME ONE)
Score: No. 5 Nova Southeastern 9 (W: A. Drogemuller, 3-2) | No. 6 East Stroudsburg 1 (L: P. Zigmund, 0-1)
Records: No. 5 Nova Southeastern (5-2) | No. 6 East Stroudsburg (3-2)
Location: Fort Lauderdale, Fla. | AD Griffin Complex
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BOT 3rd – Alexis Smith tripled to center field to kick off the third inning action for the Sharks. Shortly after, Alyssa Drogemuller singled, bringing Smith home for the first run of the game. Two at-bats later, Brenna Lokeinsky earned a triple of her own, batting in Drogemuller in the process, putting the Sharks up 2-0. In the ensuing at-bat, Madison Fine singled to first base, which brought the third Shark run home.
TOP 5th – The Warriors answered, tacking on their first run of the game and cutting their deficit to two runs.
BOT 5th – An error on East Stroudsburg allowed another Shark runner to come across home plate, putting the Sharks back up three runs.
BOT 6th – The Sharks blew open the lead after RBIs from Lokeinsky (1), Gianna Russo (2), and Maliyah Lawson (2) gave the Sharks a 9-1 advantage, ultimately securing the victory for NSU in six innings.
The Sharks had two athletes with two or more hits (Madison Fine, Brenna Lokeinsky).
(GAME TWO)
Score: No. 5 Nova Southeastern 5 (W: B. Mahaney, 2-0) | No. 6 East Stroudsburg 4 (L: S. Davenport, 1-2)
Records: No. 5 Nova Southeastern (6-2) | No. 6 East Stroudsburg (3-3)
TOP 1st – The Warriors came out aggressive, tacking on two quick runs to kick off game two.
BOT 1st – NSU answered with two runs of their own, thanks to RBIs from Ryleigh Langwell and Madison Fine.
TOP 3rd – ESU put two more runs on the board after a triple and a sacrifice fly.
BOT 4th – Langwell continued her solid outing, earning another RBI and bringing Drogemuller home to cut the Sharks deficit to one run.
BOT 7th – With a runner on second and third, Russo came up to the plate and earned a sacrifice bunt, bringing Brianna Matthews home to tie the match at four a piece. Shortly after, Alisha Lanyon stepped up big and hit a shot to right field, batting in the game winning run and leading the Sharks to a thrilling 5-4 victory.
Alisha Lanyon led the Sharks to victory with a walk off in the bottom of the seventh inning.
Head Coach LeMaire: Today was an amazing day. East Stroudsburg is a World Series caliber team and to walk away with two wins is a great feeling. The girls truly came through with a team effort today. To show fight and battle with their backs against the wall for the game 2 win was great to see and will have an impact on how the team competes down the stretch of the season.
NSU will return to action Friday, February 16th as they head to St. Petersburg, FL to open SSC play against Eckerd. The first pitch is scheduled for 6:00 p.m.
