WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - The Nova Southeastern Sharks Baseball team opened their Sunshine State Conference series against Palm Beach Atlantic with a 1-0 shutout victory on Friday evening from Rubin Park. NSU has now won five consecutive games.
Records: Nova Southeastern 13-9, 4-3 SSC | Palm Beach Atlantic 5-13, 1-6 SSC
Score: Nova Southeastern 1 | Palm Beach Atlantic 0
Location: Rubin Park | West Palm Beach, Fla.
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- Collin Rothermel got the starting nod on Friday night for the Sharks and put together another strong outing on the mound.
- Rothermel struck out six Sailfish batters, scattering four hits and worked around three walks, in 6.2 innings of shutout baseball.
- Both starting pitchers matched each other with zeroes on the scoreboard for the first six innings.
- Nova Southeastern finally broke through in the seventh, taking advantage of a Palm Beach Atlantic miscue, as Ryan Cainzos came into score from second on a wild pitch.
- Frank Elissalt took over for Rothermel in the bottom of the seventh inning, with runners on first and second base. Elissalt got out of the jam with a groundout, ending the inning and maintaining the 1-0 lead for the Sharks'
- Elissalt threw two more scoreless innings, earning his first save of the year, as NSU shutout the Sailfish 1-0 in the Sunshine State Conference series opener.
Collin Rothermel: (5-1), 6.2 IP, six strikeouts, zero earned runs
Frank Elissalt: 2.1 IP, two strikeouts, save
Nova Southeastern continues their Sunshine State Conference series with Palm Beach Atlantic with a doubleheader on Saturday, March 16th. First pitch is scheduled for 1 p.m. To stay up-to-date on Sharks Baseball, be sure to follow on Instagram & X at NSU_Baseball
