WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – The Lynn University baseball team stumbled in extra innings on Friday night, falling 7-6 to Palm Beach Atlantic.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:

Final: Palm Beach Atlantic 7, Lynn 6

Records: Palm Beach Atlantic (11-8), Lynn (8-7)

Location: Rubin Park | West Palm Beach, Fla.

Series: Lynn leads 35-21

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HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Alex Turner started the scoring in the second inning with a solo home run to right field.
• PBA responded in the bottom half by turning a leadoff single up the middle into a run that tied the game.
• Turner and Frank Grandinette singled to start the top of the fourth, and Miguel Ceballos followed with a bunt single.
• Kyle Schindler delivered the big hit of the inning, a double down the left field line that put Lynn in front 4-1.
• The Blue and White tacked on another run in the sixth on another Kyle Schindler base knock.
• The Sailfish started a two-out rally and scratched across a run in the home seventh to cut their deficit to 5-2.
• After another Sailfish run in the eighth, Lynn managed to go on top 6-3 with a half inning to play.
• The home nine posted their biggest inning of the game with a three-run ninth that gave them the momentum heading into extras.
• Hakeem Rhodes singled to right in the bottom of the 11th to plate the winning run.

STATS FROM THE GAME:

• Kyle Schindler continued his recent hot streak, going 3-for-5 at the dish with a double and 2 RBI.
• Turner's home run was his fifth of the season.
• Lynn starter Frank Grandinette allowed one earned run and fanned nine over 6.2 innings of work.
• Payton Smith and Rigo Beltran each tossed two innings out of the Lynn bullpen, with the latter taking his first loss.
• Palm Beach Atlantic outhit their guests 17-11, including three-hit efforts from infielders Sean Visconti and Kyle Simon.
• Sailfish starter Kyle Polaski tossed just three innings before giving way to the bullpen.
• Phil DiLandro gave the home team four innings on the hill before Mitchell Carroll and Sean Horner each hurled one frame.
• Dominic Monda earned the win after delivering two scoreless innings to finish the night.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:

• Friday was the first time this season the Fighting Knights have lost a game in which Grandinette started on the mound.
• PBA has now defeated Lynn twice this season, and both were in extra innings.

UP NEXT

The Fighting Knights and Sailfish are back at it again on Saturday, when they wrap up the season series with a doubleheader. First pitch from Rubin Park is set for 1:00 pm.