St. Petersburg, Fla. - The number 15 ranked Nova Southeastern Softball team kicked off SSC play with a doubleheader sweep over the Eckerd Tritons on Friday evening. NSU took down the Tritons 5-1 in game one, then followed that up with an 11-3 victory in game two.
(GAME ONE)
Score: No. 15 Nova Southeastern 5 (W: A. Drogemuller, 4-2) | Eckerd 1 (L: B. Reymer, 1-3)
Records: No. 15 Nova Southeastern (7-2, 1-0 SSC) | Eckerd (4-8, 0-1 SSC)
Location: St. Petersburg, Fla. | Turley Athletic Complex
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TOP 3rd – Alyssa Drogemuller put the first Shark run on the board, singling to left field.
BOT 4th – The Tritons answered with a homer to tie the match at one a piece.
TOP 6th – NSU would break the stalemate thanks to a single by Brianna Matthews, bringing Alisha Lanyon across home plate.
TOP 7th – The Sharks would score three more runs off of two throwing errors and a wild pitch, ultimately securing the 5–1 SSC victory over the Tritons.
Alexis Smith had three hits.
(GAME TWO)
Score: No. 15 Nova Southeastern 11 (W: J. Allen, 2-0) | Eckerd 3 (L: R. Founds, 2-4)
Records: No. 15 Nova Southeastern (8-2, 2-0 SSC) | Eckerd (4-9, 0-2 SSC)
TOP 1st – Maliyah Lawson scored the first Shark run after a wild pitch from the Tritons. Then with two runners on base, Madison Fine homered to left field to extend NSU's lead to 4-0.
TOP 3rd – A sacrifice fly from Alisha Lanyon brought another Shark run across home plate.
BOT 4th – Eckerd cut their deficit to three runs after putting two runs on the board.
TOP 5th – Lanyon earned another RBI, extending the Shark lead to 6-2. Shortly after, Kerstyn Shaw batted in the Sharks seventh run of the game. Then a wild pitch from the Tritons allowed another Shark run to score.
TOP 6th – A sacrifice fly from Lokeinsky extended NSU's lead to 9-2.
TOP 7th – NSU tacked on two more runs to take a commanding 11-2 lead.
BOT 7th - Eckerd put another run on the board but it wasn't enough to overcome the deficit. NSU would go on to secure the 11-3 victory over Eckerd.
Madison Fine hit her first home run of the season.
NSU will be back in action tomorrow at 10 a.m. to finish the series against the Tritons.
