BOCA RATON, Fla.- Lynn University's baseball team completed the sweep of Stillman College with an 11-3 victory in the final game on Sunday afternoon. Daniel Patrick picked up his second win of the season while Alex DeBellis lead the team offensively. With the win Lynn improves to 8-2 on the season.
After three frames of scoreless baseball Lynn took the lead in the bottom of the second. Sal Giardina, Matt Ackerman and Mike Gonzalez all walked to load the bases before a Ben Schwanberg sacrifice fly to center field scored Giardina. The run began a five-inning stretch where the Fighting Knights scored at least one run.
Lynn took complete control of the game in the sixth inning where the team scored a game-high five runs. It began when Thomas Kain started off the inning with a walk; DeBellis, the next batter, smacked a double down the right field line to advance Kain to third. Giardina was intentionally walked to load the bases with no outs for Ackerman, who drew a walk and scored Kain. DeBellis scored the following at bat off a sacrifice fly from Mike Gonzalez to left field. The final runs of the inning came off a three-run home run from Schwanberg.
On the mound Daniel Patrick pitched six complete innings striking out five batters while only allowing two earned runs. Jose Parra and Bobby Kruse combined to throw the final third of the game, each going one over the minimum, to end the game.
DeBellis had a team-high three hits while four other Fighting Knights had a multi-hit game. Schwanberg had two hits with four runs batted in in the win.
The Fighting Knights are on the road next week starting with a match against St. Thomas on Tuesday, February 18. First pitch is scheduled for 6 pm. Fans can follow live stats at LynnFightingKnights.com and get in-match updates by following @LUKnights on Twitter, Instagram, and Vine.
