MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – The Lynn University baseball team defeated St. Thomas on Tuesday evening after a stellar defensive play held up the winning run in the eleventh inning.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:

Final: Lynn 8, St. Thomas 7 (11 innings)

Records: Lynn (21-19), St. Thomas (28-17)

Location: Paul Demie Mainieri Field | Miami Gardens, Fla.

All-Time Series: St. Thomas leads 31-22

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HOW IT HAPPENED:

• John Borup opened the game with a double down the right field line, and Donovan Christman followed with another two-bagger to the gap in left center.
• John Silviano then worked a six-pitch walk, and a Tyler Curtis sacrifice bunt turned into an infield single after a late throw.
• Ryan Donovan drove in a run with a groundout, and Jonathon Corbitt gave Lynn its third double of the inning.
• After Alex Reiner's single plated Corbitt from second, Lynn starter Ryan Caporice claimed a 5-0 lead before he toed the rubber for the first time.
• St. Thomas worked a bases loaded walk to get on the scoreboard in the bottom half, but Caporice worked out of a jam when a line drive found Donovan's glove at first for the final out of the frame.
• Curtis lined a base hit to center in the fifth and came home on Corbitt's second hit of the night to expand the Lynn lead to 6-1.
• The bottom of the fifth got away from the Fighting Knights, as six runs crossed the plate to put the Bobcats in front for the first time.
• Representing the tying run, Silviano singled to right to begin the ninth. He then stole second and came in to score on an RBI single off the bat of Donovan two batters later.
• Eric Schindler came in to the game to play left field, sliding Silviano over to right for the remainder of the night.
• Christman led off the 11th with a base hit, and Silviano drew a walk to force the second pitching change of the inning.
• Curtis again attempted to bunt runners over and again beat out a throw for a base hit.
• Corbitt's sac fly brought in Christmas and gave the Blue and White an 8-7 edge heading to the bottom half.
• St. Thomas third baseman Cesar Ramirez doubled to start the Bobcat 11th and advanced to third on a sac bunt.
• Adam Duarte flew out to left, and Eric Schindler put an exclamation point on the game by throwing out Ramirez at the plate for the final out.

QUOTABLE:

• "Our pitchers kept it simple and didn't get too caught up in the moment. They did a great job executing pitches tonight, and our defense played well behind them. Moving Silviano over to right field was more of comfort thing for Eric, and he focused on making the play. It was about so much more than just timely hits for us tonight, and we took a big step forward today because we focused on the key ingredients of the game itself."- Lynn head coach Rudy Garbalosa

STATS FROM THE GAME:

• Corbitt led the charge offensively for the Fighting Knights, driving in four runs on a 2-for-5 effort at the dish.
• Curtis provided three hits and scored a pair of runs, while Christman was the only other Lynn player with a multi-hit night.
• Bobcat second baseman Michael Centeno sparked three base hits while driving in a pair of runs and scoring once himself.
• Caporice tossed four innings on the bump, allowing one run on two hits while fanning five.
• Reliever Anthony Chaiton was charged with six runs in a brief outing, but Ben Fagan was able to deliver the final 6.2 chapters en route to his first career victory.
• St. Thomas starter Emilio Valdez was tagged for five runs and recorded just two outs, but it was Adam Toombs that took the loss for the home nine.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:

• Tuesday marked the second 11-inning game in four days for the Blue and White.
• The Fighting Knights are now 14-7 this season when they score first and 16-2 when they outhit their opponents.
• Each of the first six hitters in the Lynn lineup found at least one base hit Tuesday night.
• Fagan and Caporice each threw their longest outing of the season, with the latter racking up a career high in strikeouts.

UP NEXT

Lynn returns to action this weekend, when they travel to St. Petersburg to take on Eckerd College in a three-game Sunshine State Conference series. Friday's first pitch is set for 6:00 pm, with a doubleheader to follow on Saturday afternoon.