BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Lynn University baseball team belted out 15 hits en route to a 13-3 seven-inning victory over Florida Memorial on Wednesday evening. The Fighting Knights have now won four of their last five and stand at 24-20 overall.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:

Final: Lynn 13, Florida Memorial 3

Records: Lynn (24-20), Florida Memorial (8-40)

Location: Lynn Baseball Field | Boca Raton, Fla.  

All-Time Series: Lynn leads 21-3

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HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Lynn right hander Ryan Caporice retired the side in order in the first, ending the inning with his first punchout of the day.
• RBI hits from Corey Gibson and Austin Sprinkle put the home nine on top 2-0 in the second stanza.
• Ryan Donovan doubled in a run a frame later, expanding the Lynn lead to 3-0.
• A defensive miscue in the outfield allowed the Blue and White to post a three-spot in the home fourth, with Donovan earning a two-bagger for the second time in as many innings.
• Florida Memorial finally got on the scoreboard in the fifth inning, taking advantage of a hit batsman and three consecutive walks.
• With Donovan Christman at the plate in the home fifth, Gibson scampered home on a passed ball, putting Lynn in front 7-2.
• John Silviano crushed a breaking ball over the right field wall to open the sixth, and the Fighting Knights used it as a catalyst for their biggest inning of the day.
• Miguel Ceballos came on as a pinch hitter for Lynn, following Silviano's lead and depositing a rocket two-run shot beyond right field.
• John Borup added an RBI double before the sixth inning closed to give the Fighting Knights an 11-2 advantage.
• The Lions scratched across a run in the top of the seventh, but Silviano and Ceballos each homered again in the bottom half to give Lynn a ten-run mercy-rule victory.

QUOTABLE:

• "Today was about staying with our approach and not trying to do too much because we're at the point in the season when everything matters. Our guys made some adjustments throughout the game. Now, we have to focus on taking one pitch at a time this weekend." – Lynn head coach Rudy Garbalosa

STATS FROM THE GAME:

• Donovan and Silviano each went for three base hits, while the latter and Ceballos combined to drive in six runs.
• Caporice gave the Fighting Knights three chapters on the bump, surrendering one hit and fanning four along the way.
• Mike McFerran overcame a pair of walks in the fourth, earning his second win of the year.
• Right hander Jordan Lindsay was hit with both FMU runs that came in to score before Kyle Schindler tossed a perfect 1.2 frames out of the bullpen.
• Southpaw Anthony Chaiton tossed the seventh and allowed an unearned run after Lynn's lone error of the contest came earlier in the inning.
• Lion catcher Johnny Mendez was credited with two of his team's runs batted in despite not recording a hit.
• Four FMU pitchers combined to toss 6.1 innings, with starter Ian Romano taking the loss.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:

• Silviano now has 25 dingers this season, while Ceballos has left the yard seven times.
• The Fighting Knights have hit multiple homers in the same game in 24 games this spring.
• Lynn is undefeated when holding opponents under three runs.

UP NEXT

Lynn returns to Sunshine State Conference action this weekend, when they host Barry in a three-game set beginning on Friday afternoon. First pitch from Lynn Baseball Field is slated for 3:00 pm.