FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – On the final day of the 2025 regular season, the Nova Southeastern Sharks Baseball team defeated the Barry Buccaneers in both games of the Sunshine State Conference doubleheader. In the first game of the day, NSU beat Barry 9-5, and the Sharks closed the season with a 12-6 victory, which sealed the series victory over the Buccaneers.
Prior to the first game of the day, Nova Southeastern University honored Zeth Rodriguez, Fernando Vila, Justin Wachs, Kader Rabagh, Carlos Nolasco and Christian Leone with a senior day ceremony.
Records: Nova Southeastern 26-22, 17-13 SSC | Barry 24-25, 12-18 SSC
Scores: Nova Southeastern 9, Barry 5 (Game One) | Nova Southeastern 12, Barry 6 (Game Two)
Location: NSU Baseball Complex | Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
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(Game One)
- Justin Wachs came through with a bases clearing base hit, giving NSU a 3-0 lead in the second inning.
- The Sharks extended their lead to 4-0 in the bottom of the third inning, as Nick Rodriguez drove in Boris Pena with an RBI single.
- Barry cut into the Sharks lead with a two-run single in the top half of the fourth.
- Pena scored in the bottom of the fifth inning on a wild pitch, pushing the Sharks advantage to 5-2.
- Barry plated a pair of runs in the top of the sixth inning, cutting the NSU lead to 5-4.
- The Sharks broke through in the bottom of the sixth inning, as Wachs drove in Matthew Corpas with an RBI double.
- Later in the inning, Gabriel Esquivel hit a three-run home run, extending the lead to 9-4.
- Barry scored a run in the top of the seventh, but the Sharks held the Buccaneers off the scoreboard for the remainder of the game, tying the series with the 9-5 victory.
Justin Wachs: 2-4, three RBI
Gabriel Esquivel: 2-5, three-run HR
Pedro Acosta: 3.2 IP, save, four strikeouts
- Jack Cue led off the game with a solo home run, quickly giving NSU a 1-0 advantage.
- The Sharks continued pouring it on early, as Anthony Stinson and Nick Rodriguez came through with two run singles, pushing the Sharks’ advantage to 5-0.
- Barry scored two runs in the top of the second inning, cutting the deficit to 5-2.
- Cue added another run on the board for NSU, driving Nick Rodriguez, in the bottom of the third.
- Joel Cabrera added a two-run double, putting the advantage at 8-2.
- The Sharks continued to extend the lead, as Zeth Rodriguez added a two-run double in the bottom of the fifth.
- Nick Rodriguez worked a bases loaded walk, putting the score at 11-4.
- Cabrera plated Ty Torti with an RBI single, giving NSU a 12-4 lead.
- Barry scored a run in the eighth and ninth innings, but the Sharks closed the series and the season with a 12-6 victory.
Ty Torti: 3-4, four runs, 2B
Jack Cue: 2-6, HR, two RBI
Nick Rodriguez: 1-2, three RBI
Zeth Rodriguez: 1-3, two RBI
Anthony Stinson: 1-3, two RBI
The Sharks concluded their 2025 season on Saturday afternoon. Thank you for your support of Sharks Baseball during the 2025 season. NSU Baseball will be back in action in the spring of 2026. To stay up-to-date on Sharks Baseball throughout the offseason, be sure to follow on Instagram & X at NSU_Baseball.