BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Lynn University baseball team stumbled on Saturday afternoon, falling in both games of a Sunshine State Conference doubleheader to Saint Leo University.   

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:

Final: Saint Leo 8, Lynn 4 | Saint Leo 27, Lynn 7

Records: Saint Leo (22-15, 5-7 SSC), Lynn (20-16, 9-6 SSC)

Location: Lynn Baseball Field | Boca Raton, Fla.

Series: Saint Leo leads 38-28

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HOW IT HAPPENED:

Game 1

• Saint Leo got on the scoreboard first for the second straight game when first baseman Troy Sieber hit an opposite field home run to give the Lions a 2-0 lead.
• Lynn scratched across two in the home half behind RBIs from Frank Grandinette and Ryan Donovan.
• Tyler Curtis reached on a fielder's choice in the third to give Lynn a 3-2 advantage before an RBI single from John Silviano extended the lead an inning later.
• The Lions managed four runs over the next three innings and added two insurance runs in the top of the ninth.

Game 2

• The Lions scored in every inning but the first in the series finale, with a seven-run fourth, an eight-run eighth, and a six-run ninth serving as the big blows.
• Lynn's biggest inning came in the second, when three runners came in to score.
• The Blue and White plated two runs in two of the final three frames.

STATS FROM THE GAME:

• Silviano went 4-for-7 at the dish and added two walks for an on base percentage of .700.
• Curtis, Kyle Schindler, and John Borup each added three base hits for the day.
• Jonathon Wake and Rigo Beltran took the losses for the home nine, while Dylan Collett and Shane Haight earned victories for Saint Leo.
• Chase Turner and Mike Mann each provided five hits for the Lions, while reigning SSC Player of the Week Alex Mata drove in three runs.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:

• Saint Leo scored first in every game of the series, but the Fighting Knights are still 13-6 on the season when their opponent plates the first run.
• Lynn is 2-14 this year when being outhit by its opponent.

UP NEXT

Lynn returns to action on Friday, April 15, when they host defending national champion Tampa in Sunshine State Conference play. First pitch from Lynn Baseball Field is slated for 3:00 pm.