The Nova Southeastern University baseball team fell in their Sunshine State Conference series against the Eckerd College Tritons.


Records: Nova Southeastern: 5-6 (1-3) | Eckerd College: 7-4 (3-1)
Scores: Nova Southeastern 3, Eckerd College 11
Location: NSU Baseball Complex | Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 
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• Federico Zapata got the Friday night start for Nova Southeastern University.
• Both sides went through the opening inning scoreless.
• In the top of the second inning the Tritons opened the scoring, pushing across three runs on four hits, taking a 3-0 lead over the Sharks.
• Emilio Gonzalez and Jorge DeGoti worked their way on base with a walk and a base hit, the Sharks jumped onto the scoreboard in the bottom of the third inning with a Nick Rodriguez single to right field taking the score to 3-1.
• The Tritons bats erupted for six runs on six hits in the top of the fourth inning, expanding their lead to 9-1.
• The Sharks bullpen held strong, keeping the Tritons off the scoreboard through the seventh inning.
• In the bottom of the seventh inning, Roy Quevedo, Sebastian Garavito, and Emilio Gonzalez all reached with one out to load the bases. Jorge DeGoti lined a base hit to left field to bring in Roy Quevedo. Nick Rodriguez followed with an RBI base hit of his own to plate Garavito, and cut the Tritons lead to 9-3.
• The Tritons added a run in the top of the eighth and ninth innings, ultimately finishing the game with a 11-3 final score.

Records: Nova Southeastern: 5-7 (1-4) | Eckerd College: 8-4 (4-1)
Scores: Nova Southeastern 4, Eckerd College 8
Location: NSU Baseball Complex | Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 
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• In the second game of the series the Sharks deployed Nick Manning as the starting pitcher.
• Nick Manning struck out three of the four batters he faced in his first inning.
• The Tritons took a 1-0 lead following a pair of hits and a walk in the second inning.
• Eckerd College added two runs on three hits in the top of the third inning, pushing their lead to 3-0.
• In the top of the fifth inning, the Tritons pushed across two runs on four hits, taking a 5-0 lead over the Sharks.
• In the bottom of the fifth inning, Joel Cabrera, Michael Arnold, and Anthony Stinson all reached in consecutive order, loading the bases.
• With one out in the inning, Roy Quevedo ripped a line drive down the right field line to bring in all three runners with a three-run triple, cutting the deficit to 5-3.
• The Tritons pulled farther away from the Sharks in the top of the sixth inning with a homerun, taking the score to 7-3.
• In the top of the eighth inning, Eckerd College added another run to their line, pushing their lead to 8-3.
• Down to the final three outs of the game, Nick Rodriguez opened the bottom of the ninth with a walk, after consecutive outs were recorded Jorge DeGoti came to the plate and delivered an RBI double to left field, taking the score to 8-4.
• The Tritons held on to finish the game with an 8-4 final score.

Records: Nova Southeastern: 5-8 (1-5) | Eckerd College: 9-4 (5-1)
Scores: Nova Southeastern 3, Eckerd College 13
Location: NSU Baseball Complex | Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 
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• For the series finale the Sharks turned to Antonio Turco-Rivas to begin the game.
• Antonio Turco-Rivas worked through a jam in the first inning with double play and a strikeout, keeping the Tritons off the scoreboard.
• The Sharks offense struck first, as Jack Cue deposited a solo homerun (2) over the leftfield wall, putting the Sharks ahead 1-0.
• The Tritons immediately responded as they pushed across three runs in the top of the third inning, taking a 3-1 lead.
• Eckerd College continued to add runs quickly, doubling their total in the top of the fourth and claiming a 6-1 lead over the Sharks.
• The Tritons added another run in the top of the fifth inning, pushing their lead to 7-1.
• In the top of the seventh inning, the Tritons added three more runs as they took their advantage to 10-1.
• Late in the game the Tritons added another pair of runs, raising their lead again to 12-1.
• The Sharks opened the bottom of the eighth inning with three consecutive hits by Manuel Sanchez, Nick Rodriguez, and Dakota Jones. Roy Quevedo and Ty Torti each brought in a run, taking the score to 12-3.
• The Tritons tallied the final run of the game in the top of the ninth as they took the final game of the series with a 13-3 final score.

 

The Sharks will take to the road for a pair of games against the University of West Florida on Wednesday, March 4^th with first pitch scheduled for 2:00 p.m. at Jim Spooner Field. To stay up-to-date on the Sharks follow on Instagram and X @NSU_Baseball.