Box Score LANTANA, Fla. - The Lynn University baseball team came away with a 12-8 victory over LIU Post on Wednesday evening, and the Fighting Knights have now won two games in as many days.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Lynn 12, LIU Post 8
Records: Lynn (11-8), LIU Post (5-7)
Location: Santaluces Athletic Complex | Lantana, Fla.
Series: Lynn leads 1-0
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HOW IT HAPPENED:
- LIU Post started the scoring in the first inning, plating two runs before starting pitcher Brian Kavanagh toed the rubber.
- After John Borup and Donovan Christman opened the home half with back-to-back hits, John Silviano put Lynn in the run column for the first time.
- Tyler Curtis and Alex Turner each reached first base on fielder's choice plays that brought in a run, and the Fighting Knights led 3-2 after one chapter.
- In the second, the Pioneers responded with their second consecutive two-run inning to regain the lead.
- Curtis scored on a wild pitch in the bottom of the fourth to tie the game at 4-4.
- Each team posted three runs in the fifth to keep the game locked at seven runs apiece.
- Ryan Donovan came through with a clutch 2-RBI single to right field in the sixth to put Lynn in the driver's seat for good.
- Jonathon Corbitt hit the game's only home run a frame later to score a pair of insurance runs and give the Blue and White an 11-7 advantage.
- Donovan's second triple of the year came in the eighth, plating the final Lynn run of the night.
- Jimmy Mendyk's RBI groundout in the top of the ninth was as close as the Pioneers would get, and the Fighting Knights earned the 12-8 victory.
STATS FROM THE GAME:
- Jordan Lindsay made his season debut on the hill, lasting 1.2 frames before turning things over to the Lynn bullpen.
- Mike McFerran was the first reliever summoned, and he responded by giving the Fighting Knights 4.1 innings while allowing three runs en route to his first victory of the year.
- Ben Fagan tossed two unblemished innings before Jonathan Eisdorfer overcame a catcher's interference call and an unearned run for an otherwise perfect final stanza.
- Kavanagh tossed five innings for the visiting Pioneers, surrendering four runs on six base hits.
- Robert Paccione hurled the final three chapters and took the loss after giving up five runs and fanning four.
- Donovan posted the biggest offensive night on Wednesday, going 3-for-4 at the dish with a double, a triple, a run scored and 4 RBI.
- Borup, Curtis, and Miguel Ceballos each added two base hits, while Curtis and Corbitt were the only other Fighting Knights with a multi-RBI effort.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:
- Lynn has now scored 10 or more runs in 11 of their last 12 games. The Fighting Knights are 9-3 in that stretch.
- The Fighting Knights issued 13 walks on Wednesday, their highest total of the season.
- Lynn has now won five consecutive games against schools from outside the state of Florida.
- Wednesday's victory was Lynn's first at a neutral site this spring.
ON DECK
Lynn returns to Sunshine State Conference action on Friday, when they travel to Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. to take on Nova Southeastern in the first of a three-game set. First pitch is set for 6:00 pm.
