After three games on the road, NSU University is heading back home. They will take on the St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (NSU University: 2.8, St. Thomas Aquinas: 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Tuesday, NSU University narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past JC Bermudez Doral 3-2.
NSU University got a great performance from Tevvy Rabinowitz as he pitched six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Rabinowitz has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Bradyn Potter, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, St. Thomas Aquinas fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Western on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Wildcats by a score of 2-1. That's two games in a row now that St. Thomas Aquinas has lost by just one run.
St. Thomas Aquinas saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zack Malvasio, who went 1-for-4 with a home run.
NSU University is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-3 record this season. As for St. Thomas Aquinas, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 14-6.
Both the pair just can't seem to miss. NSU University has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.6 hits per game. However, it's not like St. Thomas Aquinas struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 5.1. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
NSU University suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to St. Thomas Aquinas in their previous matchup back in March of 2015. Can NSU University avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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