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Zeth
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Florida Southern FSC 30-12
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Winner Nova Southeastern NSU 23-16
Florida Southern FSC
30-12
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Final
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Nova Southeastern NSU
23-16
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Florida Southern FSC 1 0 0 0 3 3 2 0 0 0 9 6 0
Nova Southeastern NSU 0 0 5 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 10 17 1

W: Alicea, Edwin (5-3) L: R. Tracy (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Sharks walk-off Mocs for ninth straight win

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - A walk-off single by Jack Cue, in the bottom of the 10th inning, propelled the Nova Southeastern Sharks Baseball team to its ninth consecutive win, as NSU defeated No. 9 Florida Southern 10-9 on Friday evening in the first game of the Sunshine State Conference series. Xavier Moronta extended his on-base streak to 31 consecutive games and his hitting streak to 10. 

Breakdown
Records: Nova Southeastern 23-16, 14-8 SSC | No. 9 Florida Southern 30-12, 14-8 SSC
Score: Nova Southeastern 10 | No. 9 Florida Southern
Location: NSU Baseball Complex | Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 
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How it Happened
  • Taking advantage of a lead-off walk, the Mocs got on the scoreboard with a RBI groundout in the top of the first inning.
  • Roylan Quevedo tied the game with an RBI single, scoring Zeth Rodriguez, in the bottom of the third inning. 
  • A walk by Jack Cue loaded the bases for Boris Pena, who promptly unloaded them with a grand slam, and gave NSU a 5-1 lead. 
  • Florida Southern plated three runs in the top of the fifth and sixth inning, reclaiming the lead at 7-5. 
  • The Mocs added two more runs in the top of the seventh inning, leading 9-5. 
  • NSU rallied to tie the game in the bottom half of the seventh inning, plating four runs. 
  • Cue started the scoring with an RBI single, driving in Xavier Moronta, 
  • Later in the inning, Ty Torti drove in Quevedo with an RBI single, before Matthew Corpas brought in Cue with a sacrifice fly. 
  • Nick Rodriguez capped the inning with an RBI single, tying the game at 9-9. 
  • Edwin Alicea tossed a scoreless ninth and tenth inning for the Sharks in relief. 
  • NSU opened the tenth inning with three consecutive singles from Zeth Rodriguez, Justin Wachs, and Moronta. 
  • Cue game through with the game-winning hit, sealing the Sharks ninth consecutive win, with a 10-9 victory over Florida Southern. 
Shark Standouts
Boris Pena: 1-3, Grand Slam
Jack Cue: 3-5, two RBI
Roylan Quevedo: 3-6, two runs
Zeth Rodriguez: 2-5, two runs
Nick Rodriguez: 2-4, RBI

What's Next
The Sharks take on the Mocs in a doubleheader beginning at 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 26th, at the NSU Baseball Complex. To stay up-to-date on Sharks Baseball, be sure to follow on Instagram & X at NSU_Baseball. 
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