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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Athletics

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Elena Baez
7
Winner Embry-Riddle (Fla.) ERAUSB 26-16
6
Nova Southeastern NSU 31-13
Winner
Embry-Riddle (Fla.) ERAUSB
26-16
7
Final
6
Nova Southeastern NSU
31-13
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Embry-Riddle (Fla.) ERAUSB 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 1 7 11 1
Nova Southeastern NSU 2 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 6 17 1

W: Morse, Shelby (10-5) L: B. Mahaney (1-2)

Game Recap: Softball | | Kyrin Mayfield | @k_mayfield97

Explosive Fifth Inning Helps Softball Upset No. 17 Sharks in Extras

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Embry-Riddle Softball used seven hits, five of which went for extra bases, to plate six runs in the fifth and eventually win 7-6 in nine innings against No. 17 Nova Southeastern. The rally turned a 3-0 deficit into a 6-3 lead that held up until the Sharks tied the game in the bottom of the seventh with two outs. In the top of the ninth, Emma Wood's RBI single proved to be the difference maker.

RECORDS
Embry-Riddle | 26-16, 12-13 SSC (8th)
No. 17 Nova Southeastern | 31-13, 14-8 SSC (T-3rd)

ALL-TIME SERIES
  • Embry-Riddle leads the all-time series 14-8.
  • ERAU is 4-6 at NSU.
  • The Eagles have won four of the last five meetings.
  • Embry-Riddle took last year's series two games to one in Daytona Beach.
  • The Sharks have won all three series played on their home field.

HOW IT HAPPENED
1st Inning 
  • NSU struck hastily with a two-RBI double with two outs to lead 2-0.
2nd Inning
  • A couple of singles brought in a third run for the Sharks in the second.
3rd Inning
  • The home team threatened to score more, using three-straight singles to load the bases to start the inning.
  • On the very next pitch, the batter skyed a pitch to right for Mattea Martin, who caught the ball and fired a dart to Katriana Bain at home to tag the runner out attempting to score. 
5th Inning
  • The Eagles' bats came alive in the fifth when Isabelle Bonn and Kelsey Kressler smacked back-to-back doubles to score a run.
  • Soon after, Raissa Bianco stepped in and slapped a bloop single to left to plate a second run.
  • The next batter, Leah Oberkehr, smoked a pitch over the head of the left fielder and back to the fence for her first-career triple, which tied the game. 
  • Delaney Morgan plated two more with a double to deep center, and Katriana Bain produced the team's fourth double of the inning to make it a three-run lead (6-3).
6th Inning
  • NSU used a two-run home run to set up a nail-biting seventh frame.
7th Inning
  • A pinch-hit double put a runner in scoring position with one out.
  • After the runner advanced to third, a high chopper to third scored the tying run to send the game to extras.
9th Inning
  • Oberkehr used her speed to score the go-ahead run.
  • After beating out a single to the pitcher, she stole second and then scored on Emma Wood's RBI single to right.

NOTABLE PERFORMANCES
INSIDE THE STATS 
  • This was the Eagles' fourth win over a ranked opponent this season, tied for the most in a single year in program history.
  • The single-game program record for doubles by the team is five. Embry-Riddle had four doubles just in the fifth inning.
  • Kressler's seven assists matched her single-game career high and tied for the seventh most in a contest in program history.
  • The Eagles hit .467 (7-15) with runners in scoring position.

UP NEXT
The two teams return for a doubleheader on Friday at 12 p.m.
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