MELBOURNE, Fla. - After dropping the Sunshine State Conference series opener against the Florida Tech Panthers, the Nova Southeastern Sharks Baseball team responded by taking the series with a 10-3 victory on Sunday afternoon. NSU outscored FIT 30-10 in the victories on Saturday and Sunday.
Records: Nova Southeastern 7-6, 2-1 SSC | Florida Tech 7-7, 1-2 SSC
Score: Nova Southeastern 10 | Florida Tech 3
Location: Andy Seminick-Les Hall Field | Melbourne, Fla.
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- NSU got on the board early, taking a 1-0 lead in the opening frame, as Tyson Cooper came into score following a throwing error by Florida Tech.
- The Panthers tied the game up in the bottom half of the inning.
- Nova Southeastern reclaimed the lead in the top of the second inning. Landon Lowe reached on a fielders' choice, but another error by Florida Tech brought in both Jorge Braceras and Tyler Venegas.
- Henry Wallen plated both Justin Wachs and Landon Lowe with a two-run single, extending the Sharks lead to 5-1.
- FIT cut into the Nova Southeastern advantage with a solo home run.
- In the top of the fourth, Wallen drove in Lowe with a sacrifice fly, putting the score at 6-2.
- Vengas added another run for NSU, scoring on a wild pitch, in the top of the fifth.
- Bryan Loriga put the Sharks ahead 9-2 with a two-run single, driving in both Cooper and Wachs.
- The Sharks extended their lead to 10-2 over FIT as Wallen scored on a double play.
- NSU closed out the 10-3 victory over Florida Tech, finishing off an opening weekend SSC series win.
- Alex Valentin earned his first collegiate win, striking out 11, in five innings of work.
Bryan Loriga: 3-4, two RBI
Henry Wallen: 2-3, three RBI
Alex Valentin: (1-0), 11 strikeouts, two ER
Nova Southeastern returns to action on Tuesday, February 27th, taking on Barry in non-conference action at Feinbloom Field in Miami Shores, Fla. To stay up-to-date on Sharks Baseball, be sure to follow on Instagram and X at NSU_Baseball.
