FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - The Nova Southeastern Sharks Baseball team used a six-run bottom of the eighth inning to rally for an 8-5 Sunshine State Conference victory over Saint Leo on Friday evening at the NSU Baseball Complex.
Records: Nova Southeastern 15-16, 8-8 SSC | Saint Leo 14-23, 6-13 SSC
Score: Nova Southeastern 8 | Saint Leo 5
Location: NSU Baseball Complex | Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Get Social: Instagram & X - NSU_Baseball
- Saint Leo plated five runs in the top half of the second inning.
- Anthony Stinson came through with an RBI base hit in the bottom of the fourth inning, driving in Jorge DeGoti, and cutting the deficit to 5-1.
- Justin Wachs drove in Roylan Quevedo with an RBI double down the right field, putting the score at 5-2.
- After a rough second inning, Keyler Gonzalez held the Lions off the scoreboard for the remainder of his outing. Tossing six consecutive shutout frames.
- The Sharks started the bottom of the eighth inning with back-to-back doubles by Xavier Moronta and Jack Cue, cutting the SLU lead to 5-3.
- Following a walk by DeGoti, Quevedo and Boris Pena added two consecutive base hits, loading the bases for Ty Torti.
- Torti came through with hit, scoring three runs - thanks to a throwing error by the Lions - as the Sharks took their first lead of the game at 6-5.
- Wachs added a triple down the right field line, before Ronny Medina capped off the six-run frame with an RBI single to give NSU an 8-6 advantage.
- Carlos Nolasco set down all three Lions' hitters he faced, earning his second save of the year, as the Sharks defeated Saint Leo 8-6.
Justin Wachs: 2-4, 2B, 3B, two RBI
Ty Torti: 1-2, two RBI
Boris Pena: 3-4
Keyler Gonzalez: (3-3), 8 IP, four strikeouts
Carlos Nolasco: Save, one strikeout
The Sharks wrap up their Sunshine State Conference series against the Lions with a doubleheader on Saturday, April 12th, at the NSU Baseball Complex. 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.
