ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The Lynn University baseball team dropped the opener of a doubleheader against Eckerd by a final of 10-8 before taking the nightcap 17-5. John Silviano homered twice in Saturday's first game to set the new program record for long balls in a season with 22 before adding one more in the series finale.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:

Final: Eckerd 10, Lynn 8 (10 innings) | Lynn 17, Eckerd 5

Records: Lynn (23-20, 11-10 SSC), Eckerd (15-20, 3-12 SSC)

Location: Turley Athletic Complex | St. Petersburg, Fla.

All-Time Series: Lynn leads 38-12

Get Social: Twitter - @Lynn_Knights | Instagram - @Lynn_Knights | Facebook - /LynnFightingKnights

HOW IT HAPPENED:         

Game 1 

• Eckerd hit the scoreboard first, taking a 3-0 lead in the opening frame behind a pair of Lynn errors.
• Miguel Ceballos tripled in a run in the top of the second, and Kyle Schindler singled him in three batters later.
• The home nine extended the lead to 4-2 when first baseman Justin Glover doubled down the left field line in the third inning.
• Silviano left the yard for the second time in the series to open the Lynn fifth and tie the single season school record.
• After Eric Schindler was hit by a pitch, Tyler Curtis hit his second dinger in as many days to put Lynn up 5-4.
• The lead was short-lived, as the Tritons scratched across two in their half of the fifth inning to regain a 6-5 edge.
• Ryan Donovan and Curtis each drove in a run for the Blue and White in the top of the eighth to again go on top by a run.
• Nick Conti homered to straightaway center in the home half to tie the game and ultimately force extra innings.
• Silviano turned on a pitch in the tenth to tally his 22nd long ball of the year, surpassing Gabe McDougall for first place in a Lynn season.
• After Carter Cashman and Zach Mitsmenn each drew walks in the bottom half, Conti hit an opposite-field walk-off home run to give Eckerd a 10-8 victory.

Game 2

• Curtis opened the scoring in the first frame, plating Kyle Schindler from second base.
• Jake O'Rourke homered in the bottom of the inning to pull even at 1-1.
• Donovan deposited a three-run shot over the wall in right in the third to put Lynn back on top 4-1.
• Eckerd got one run back in the home half, but the Fighting Knights posted their second consecutive three-run inning in the fourth.
• Yet another big inning came two chapters later behind RBIs from Curtis and both Schindlers.
• The Tritons managed three runs of their own following the stand-and-stretch to cut the deficit to 10-5.
• The Blue and White erupted for seven in the eighth inning, with Silviano and Eric Schindler each clearing the fence.

STATS FROM THE GAMES:

• Starter Jaret Vermillion gave the Fighting Knights six innings in the opener, allowing two earned runs while fanning five.
• Four relievers combined for the final four stanzas, but Kyle Schindler took his first loss of the year.
• Triton right hander Zach Hoppe earned the win in the 11-inning victory.
• Silviano went 3-for-3 at the dish in the first game, while John Borup and Eric Schindler each posted four-hit affairs in the finale.
• Curtis drove in seven runs for the day.
• Donovan Armas pitched into the seventh of game two for the Fighting Knights, scattering seven hits en route to the victory.
• Jordan Lindsay, Alex Caballero, Mike McFerran and Borup combined for an unblemished final 2.2 innings on the bump.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:

• Silviano has hit more than one home run in six of Lynn's seven Sunshine State Conference series this season.
• The Fighting Knights hit three dingers in each game this weekend and have now hit at least two long balls 25 times this spring.

UP NEXT

Lynn returns to action on Wednesday afternoon, when they host Florida Memorial in non-conference play. First pitch from Lynn Baseball Field is set for 3:00 pm.