FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - The Nova Southeastern Sharks Baseball team responded to a series opening loss and evened the Sunshine State Conference series against the Embry-Riddle Eagles with a 6-4 victory on Saturday afternoon at the NSU Baseball Complex.


Records: Nova Southeastern 18-14, 9-8 SSC | Embry-Riddle 20-15, 8-9 SSC
Score: Nova Southeastern 6 | Embry-Riddle 4
Location: NSU Baseball Complex | Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
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• The Eagles were aggressive at the plate in the opening frame, as the first four batters all reached base, and gave Embry-Riddle an early 2-0 lead. 
• Two consecutive walks, with two outs, from Zeth Rodriguez and Boris Pena gave NSU a spark in the bottom half of the frame. Kristian Noriega followed with an RBI single, driving in Rodriguez, and cutting the deficit to 2-1. 
• Bryan Loriga came into score on a wild pitch, in the bottom of the third inning, tying the game at 2-2. 
• Alex Valentin settled in after the opening frame, holding the Eagles off the scoreboard through the fifth inning. 
• The Sharks took a 4-2 lead after Kolbe Aven came through with a two-run double, driving in both Pena and Kristian Noriega, in the bottom of the fifth inning.
• Embry-Riddle responded with a pair of runs in the following inning, tying the game at 4-4. 
• Landon Lowe hit a solo home run, his first of the season, giving NSU a 5-4 lead in the bottom of the seventh inning. 
• Pena added an insurance run for the Sharks with his sixth home run of the season, extending Nova Southeastern's advantage to 6-4.
• Michael Dillon closed out the game for his first save of the year, as the Sharks took the 6-4 victory over Embry-Riddle. 

The Sharks and Embry-Riddle wrap up their three-game Sunshine State Conference series against each other on Sunday, April 14th, at the NSU Baseball Complex. First pitch is scheduled for 12 p.m. To stay up-to-date on Sharks Baseball, be sure to follow on Instagram & X at NSU_Baseball.