Nova baseball team loses

The Nova Southeastern baseball team suffered its third loss of the season on Sunday, falling to second-ranked Catawba (North Carolina) 5-2.

Alex Mateo (0-1) took the loss, his first since March 29 of last year.

For the third game in a row, the host Sharks (0-3) fell into an early hole, finding themselves down 2-0 in the third inning.

Catawba (1-2) increased its lead to 3-0 in the fifth and 4-0 in the seventh, as the Sharks’ bats were unable to string a few hits together to climb back into the game.

The Sharks had six innings in which they left one or more runners on base, including four innings where there were runners left in scoring position.

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▪ Newberry 11, Barry 9: Host Barry suffered its first setback of the season, losing to Newberry (South Carolina).

The Buccaneers (2-1) entered the bottom of the first inning already down 6-0. They would get themselves back into the game though when Khalil Denson belted his first home run of the season, bringing Carlos Matamoros home.

In the second inning, a Mike Diaz sacrifice brought in Frank Gonzalez to make it 6-3.

But Newberry (3-0) answered in the third, scoring two runs off an RBI single and a fielder’s choice.

In the ninth, the Bucs had several chances to tie and even win the game, loading the bases.

Barry starter Armando Gonzalez took the loss.

This story was originally published January 31, 2016 at 9:04 PM with the headline "Nova baseball team loses."