FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - The Nova Southeastern Sharks Baseball team was defeated by the Palm Beach Atlantic Sailfish 9-2 in a midweek, non-conference contest on Tuesday evening at the NSU Baseball Complex.
Records: Nova Southeastern 23-19 | Palm Beach Atlantic 18-26
Score: Nova Southeastern 2 | Palm Beach Atlantic 9
Location: NSU Baseball Complex | Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
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- The Sailfish got on the scoreboard in the top of the first inning with a two-run home run, quickly taking a 2-0 lead.
- Chris Perez, the starting pitcher for NSU, settled in and limited the Sailfish for the remainder of his outing. Perez also tallied a career-high eight strikeouts in the effort.
- PBA added a run in the top of the fifth inning on a solo home run, taking a 3-0 lead.
- The Sailfish capitalized on an error by the Sharks and plated six runs in the top of the seventh inning, taking a 9-0 lead over NSU.
- Nova Southeastern got on the scoreboard in the bottom of the seventh inning, as JC Hernandez scored on a balk.
- NSU plated another run in the bottom of the eighth inning, as Hernandez came through with a sacrifice fly to bring in Richard Benitez.
The Sharks travel to take on the Lynn Fighting Knights in a Sunshine State Conference series beginning on Saturday, May 3rd, in Boca Raton, Fla. To stay up-to-date on Sharks Baseball, be sure to follow on Instagram & X at NSU_Baseball.
