COLUMBUS, Ga. – The Lynn University baseball team claimed the first game of a doubleheader on Saturday, beating Columbus State 7-6 in 10 innings before the Cougars salvaged a split with a 14-1 victory in the nightcap.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:

Final: Lynn 7, Columbus State 6 (10 innings) | Columbus State 14, Lynn 1

Records: Lynn (2-5), Columbus State (4-2)

Location: Burger King Stadium | Columbus, Georgia

Series: All-time series tied at 6-6

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HOW IT HAPPENED:

Game 1  

• Lynn started the scoring in the first inning when Ryan Donovan drove in leadoff man John Borup from third with a fielder's choice.
• Columbus State responded with a three-run bottom half, as the first three Cougars that came to bat all crossed the plate.
• The scoreboard read zeroes until the eighth when a bases loaded triple from Tyler Curtis highlighted a five-run inning for the Fighting Knights.
• The Cougars again answered the call, scratching across a pair of runs to cut their deficit to 6-5.
• A defensive blunder allowed the home nine to not only tie the game in the ninth but force a tenth inning.
• The Fighting Knights went ahead for good in the top of the tenth before overcoming a leadoff single in the bottom half to hang on for the victory.

Game 2

• Lynn got its lone run of the game in the third inning, but Columbus State plated 11 runs in the first four innings.
• The Cougars added three scores in the bottom of the sixth to expand their comfortable lead.

STATS FROM THE GAMES:

• Five Fighting Knights recorded hits in the opener, with Curtis' triple holding up as the only one that went for extra bases.
• Frank Grandinette tossed seven frames on the mound, allowing a pair of earned runs on just one base hit while fanning eight.
• Payton Smith was the first man out of the Lynn bullpen, earning the win after two innings on the bump.
• Rigo Beltran picked up his first save in a Lynn uniform, despite allowing a hit and a walk in the tenth inning.
• Borup posted a multi-hit effort in Game 2 while providing the team's lone RBI.
• Jonathon Wake was on the wrong end of the Cougars' offensive explosion, taking his first loss after being chased in the third inning.
• Donovan Armas and Ryan Caporice combined to surrender five runs over the final 3.2 innings.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:

• Saturday's opener marked the first game this season that the Fighting Knights have not scored by way of a home run.
• Grandinette has been the starting pitcher in both games Lynn has won to date.

UP NEXT

The Fighting Knights return to action on Sunday, when they wrap up the three-game set with Columbus State. First pitch is slated for 1:00 pm.