FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. –
Alexander Fernandez (Jr., Davie, Fla.) of the No. 10 baseball team and the varsity-8 boat earned Sunshine State Conference honors, presented by VALIC, as announced by the conference office Monday.
Nova Southeastern junior first baseman Fernandez led the No. 10 Sharks to a 4-1 week, including a three-game conference series sweep of No. 19 Saint Leo. Fernandez finished the week hitting .600 (9-of-15) with seven RBI and four runs scored. More impressively, the junior slugged 1.067 with seven doubles—five doubles against Saint Leo. In game two against the Lions, Fernandez went 4-of-5 at the plate with four doubles, three RBI and three runs scored in a 22-3 victory. The four doubles in a single game is the most by any player in the NCAA era for the NSU Sharks. Fernandez finished the series versus the Lions going 7-of-11 at the plate with five doubles, four RBI and four runs scored.
The No. 1 Nova Southeastern Sharks' eight-boat won both of their races by at least 11 seconds. NSU finished the first race in a time of 7:10.9, while UCO finished in 7:21.9. In the second race, the Sharks won by 23.9 seconds with a time of 7:20.6. This was the second time the NSU Varsity-8 boat took home Boat of the Week honor.
The V8 boat was comprised of: coxswain
Courtney Berger (Sr., Sarasota, Fla.),
Tori Torrisi (So., Saratoga, N.Y.),
Bethany Warlich (Fr., Leeds Point, N.J.),
Stephanie Hauck (Sr., Somers Point, N.J.),
Megan O'Donnell (Jr., Lake Worth, Fla.),
Adrianna Rosario (So., Pembroke Pines, Fla.),
Emily Harrington (Sr., Virginia Beach, Fla.),
Remi McClellan (Jr., Mullica, N.J.) and
Kelly Scott (Jr., Hobe Sound, Fla.).
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