Pine Crest proved they can win big on Monday (they won by 17) and on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the NSU University Sharks a 1-0 shutout. That's more bragging rights for the Panthers, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Bryant Barkan
| 03/12/26 @ St. Thomas Aquinas | 7 |
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Pine Crest got a great performance from Bryant Barkan as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out six over five innings pitched. Barkan also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because the Panthers are undefeated when he allows at most three earned runs, but 2-5 otherwise.
Pine Crest now has a winning record of 6-5. As for NSU University, with the defeat, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 7-4.
Pine Crest and NSU University should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Florida Rankings. Pine Crest will challenge Franklin Academy at 4:30 p.m. on Monday with a big rank advantage (224 vs. 597). Meanwhile, NSU University (ranked 117th) will meet McArthur (ranked 427th) at 6:30 p.m. on Monday.
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