FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - No. 22 Nova Southeastern took both games of Saturday's doubleheader against Delta State, as the Sharks earned a pair of crucial region wins. NSU defeated Delta State 17-6 in the first half of the twin-billing, getting home runs from Justin Wachs, Roylan Quevedo, and Ty Torti, and ended the day with an 8-2 victory in which Wachs recorded four runs batted in along with a pair of extra base hits. 


Records: No. 22 Nova Southeastern 3-0 | Delta State 1-2
Scores: No. 22 Nova Southeastern 17, Delta State 6 (Game One) | No. 22 Nova Southeastern 8, Delta State 2
Location: NSU Baseball Complex | Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
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Game One

• The Sharks jumped on the scoreboard quickly, plating a pair of runs in the opening inning as Boris Pena single down the left field line to drive in Roylan Quevedo; later in the inning, Anthony Stinson worked a bases loaded walk as Justin Wachs came into score, giving NSU a 2-0 lead. 
• Delta State cut Nova Southeastern's lead in half with an RBI single in the top of the second inning.
• Quevedo hit his first home run of the season, as the Sharks extended their lead to 3-1 over DSU.
• Delta State scored five runs across the fourth and fifth innings, taking a 6-3 lead over NSU.
• With the Sharks needing a rally, following three shutout innings by Delta State, Head Coach Adrian Morales pressed all the right buttons in the bottom of the sixth inning as NSU plated ten-runs and broke the game open/ 
• Zeth Rodriguez, Wachs, and Pena all reached base either by a walk or hit-by-pitch, loading the bases for pinch hitter Gabriel Esquivel who promptly delievered a two-run single. Ty Torti, also pinch-hitting, followed with an RBI knock of his own, tying the game at 6-6. 
• Jack Cue recorded the Sharks third consecutive RBI base-hit, driving in Joel Cabrera and reclaimed the lead for NSU. 
• After batting around in the inning, Rodriguez worked his second walk of the frame, as Torti scored on the free-pass. 
• Quevedo drove in a pair with a bases-loaded single, pushing the lead to 10-6. 
• Wachs hit his second home run in as many games, capping the inning, and giving NSU a 13-6 advantage. 
• Torti recorded his first home run of the season in the bottom of the seventh inning, extending the lead to 14-6. 
• Quevedo added another two-run base-hit, bringing his RBI total to five on the game, before Wachs finished his perfect day at the plate with an RBI single, giving Nova Southeastern a 17-6 lead. 

Justin Wachs: 3-3, three-run home run, four RBIs, three runs
Roylan Quevedo: 4-6, five RBIs, four runs
Ty Torti: 2-2, home run, two RBIs


Game Two

• The Statesmen scored a pair of runs across the first two innings, taking a 2-0 lead early in the seven inning contest.
• Matthew Corpas got the Sharks on the board with an RBI single, driving in Jack Cue.
• Wachs continued swinging the bat well, coming up clutch with a two-run double as the Sharks took a 3-2 lead in the bottom of the second inning. 
• Robby Medina extended the NSU advantage with an RBI single bringing in Rodriguez.
• Quevedo added an RBI single, bringing in Ryan Cainzos, pushing the lead to 5-2 for Nova Southeastern
• Wachs capped off his excellent day at the plate with a two-run triple, extending the NSU advantage to 7-2.
• Pena drove in Wachs with a sacrifice fly, giving Nova Southeastern an 8-2 lead. 
• Pedro Acosta tossed the final 1.2 innings in relief of Christopher Perez, striking out four and closing out the 8-2 victory for NSU. 

Christopher Perez: (1-0), 5.1 IP, five strikeouts
Justin Wachs: 2-3, 2B, 3B, four RBIs
Jack Cue: 3-4


No. 22 Nova Southeastern concludes their opening weekend with a match-up against Wingate on Sunday, February 2nd, 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 and X at NSU_Baseball.