BOCA RATON, Fla. – After a rain delay that lasted almost three hours, the Lynn University baseball team earned a 10-3 victory on Saturday evening, besting the 9th-ranked Southern New Hampshire Penmen.  

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:

Final: Lynn 10, #9 Southern New Hampshire 3

Records: Lynn (17-9), Southern New Hampshire (14-2)

Location: Lynn Baseball Field | Boca Raton, Florida

All-Time Series: Lynn leads 2-1

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HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Jaret Vermillion received the start for the Fighting Knights, but the rain came just eight pitches into the ballgame.
• After nearly three hours of rain and field maintenance, Jonathan Eisdorfer toed the rubber for the home nine.
• Eisdorfer inherited a situation that saw runners at second and third with nobody out, but back-to-back infield popups and an alert defensive play from catcher Jonathon Corbitt halted the SNHU threat.
• After John Borup started the home first with a single up the middle, team home run leader John Silviano hit a moonshot to right and put the Blue and White up 2-0.
• In the second, Tyler Curtis slammed Lynn's second two-run dinger in as many innings to give the home team a 4-0 advantage.
• The Fighting Knights struck again in the fifth, scoring four runs on three base hits, highlighted by Frank Grandinette's third longball of the season.
• The Penmen got on the board in the sixth after taking advantage of a defensive mishap.
• SNHU got its final two runs of the game in the seventh when leftfielder Sean Webster cranked a two-run bomb.
• The Fighting Knights added two more in the bottom half before the game was called due to lack of sunlight.

QUOTABLE

• "The arms they threw at us today were impressive and had really good stuff, and our guys really had to battle. Eisdorfer came in and did a great job in the first to get some momentum for us. We try to focus on playing our game and improving every time we take the field. Obviously, when you're playing a quality opponent, it's easier to stay focused. Things will become more normal now that we are through this stretch of games. We will catch our breath a little bit and then keep working to get better." – Lynn head coach Rudy Garbalosa

STATS FROM THE GAME:

• Eisdorfer gave Lynn a strong four innings, surrendering just one hit to earn his first win of the season.
• Payton Smith tossed to final three frames, fanning a pair of Penmen en route to his team-high fifth save.
• Five Fighting Knights recorded a multi-hit game, while Silviano, Curtis, and Corbitt each drove in three runs.
• Shortstop Manny Cruz went 2-for-3 at the plate for SNHU, the team's only hitter with more than one hit.
• Justin Valdespina took the loss after allowing four runs on six base hits through the first four chapters.
• Joe McCarthy, Ian Searles and Rob Del Signore each hurled an inning out of the Southern New Hampshire bullpen, with Searles finishing as the only one not to give up a run.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:

• The Fighting Knights have posted 10 or more hits in 15 of their last 17 contests.
• Lynn is now 5-0 against opponents ranked in the Top 25 this season.
• The Blue and White have hit three homers in a game on eight occasions. They are 7-1 in those games.
• Lynn is 4-1 this season when Tyler Curtis leaves the yard. In the last two days, Curtis has combined to go 6-for-7 at the dish with a home run, a double, four RBI, four runs scored, and a pair of walks.
• The Fighting Knights have won nine of their last 10 contests.

UP NEXT

Lynn returns to action on Tuesday, when they host Southern Connecticut State in non-conference action. First pitch from Lynn Baseball Field is set for 3:00 pm.