In and out of trouble all evening and trying to stave off South Region champion and No. 5/17 nationally ranked Nova Southeastern until their teammates could find a game-winning run, the pitching staff of the No. 1/3 and East Region champion Franklin Pierce University baseball team ultimately succumbed in the bottom of the 12th inning on Saturday night.
Junior second baseman Jancarlos Cintron-Torres lined a two-out single into right field to plate senior right fielder Kavan Thompson with the game-winning run, as NSU picked up a 4-3, 12-inning victory at Coleman Field at the USA Baseball Complex.
Franklin Pierce led 3-2 heading for the last of the ninth inning, and would put the Sharks down to their final out, before Nova Southeastern scratched out the game-tying run.
With the loss, Franklin Pierce falls to 48-8 will face elimination throughout the remainder of its National Finals appearance. The Ravens will face Central Missouri in an elimination contest at 3 p.m. on Tuesday.