LAKE WORTH, Fla. – Nova Southeastern Baseball dropped the finale of the Sunshine State Conference series against the Florida Southern Moccasins on Sunday afternoon, losing 17-7.
Records – Nova Southeastern 17-19, 7-11 SSC | Florida Southern 26-11, 12-6 SSC
Score – Nova Southeastern 7, Florida Southern 17
Location – Palm Beach State College Baseball Field | Lake Worth, Fla.
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Bottom of the Second – The first four Shark hitters – Kristian Noriega, Michael Uz, Derek Bermudez and Stephen Schissler – all reached base in the inning, as Schissler drove in a pair of runs to give NSU an early 2-0 lead.
Bottom of the Third – After Daniel Irisarri led off the inning with a single, Michael Uz drove him in with a sacrifice fly to extend Nova Southeastern’s lead to 3-0.
Top of the Fifth – Florida Southern rallied with two outs in the inning and scored two runs on a double and put the score at 3-2.
Top of the Sixth – The Mocs continued their momentum in their next at-bat, scoring four runs in the inning – including a two-run home run – and took a 6-3 lead over NSU.
Bottom of the Sixth – Schissler continued to produce at the plate and led off the frame with a solo home run. Following Ryan Cainzos reaching base, Adam Frank drilled a two-run home run and tied the game at 6-6.
Top of the Seventh – Florida Southern scored five runs in the top half of the inning, clubbing a pair of home runs, and led 11-6 over NSU.
Top of the Ninth – The Mocs scored six runs in the frame, adding another home run, and led 17-6 over the Sharks.
Bottom of the Ninth – Justin Wachs came into score on a wild pitch, but the comeback effort ended shortly thereafter, as NSU dropped the series finale to Florida Southern.
NSU travels to take on Lynn in a Sunshine State Conference series beginning on Friday, April 21. First pitch is set for 3 p.m.
