BOCA RATON, Fla. – Lynn University's pitching did all it could in its double-header with Embry-Riddle as the softball team split on Saturday afternoon with a 1-0 loss and 2-1 extra inning victory.  The Fighting Knights allowed one earned run in 17 innings and three earned runs in 26 innings total in the series.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Score: Game 1 – Embry-Riddle 1, Lynn 0; Game 2 – Lynn 2, Embry-Riddle 1 (10 innings)
Records: Embry-Riddle (22-20), Lynn (23-16)
Location: Lynn Softball Field | Boca Raton, Fla.
Series History: Lynn trails 7-3 all-time (last met in 2016)
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STATS OF THE GAME:

• Game 1
  • Lynn was on the verge of being no-hit until Leanne Wright belted a one-out double in the bottom of the seventh.  She would go 1-for-2 and also reach base on a bean ball.
  • Shayle Arenson reached base twice on a single and was also hit by a pitch.
  • Lynn looked to tie in the seventh but stranded two runners on base.
  • Kayla Sheffield (7-3) allowed only two hits with three strikeouts and no walks but an error in the fifth allowed Embry-Riddle to score the only run of the game.
  • Illona Andriga fanned eight in seven innings and allowed two hits.
• Game 2
  • Katelyn Key earned the start in the circle, walking two and allowing one run on two hits with two strikeouts.
  • Francais Olexa tossed the final three innings of the game, holding the Eagles hitless to earn the victory (12-9).
  • Sophia Devesa gave the Fighting Knights their first lead of the day with a RBI single in the second, plating Arenson.  
  • Lynn would score in the bottom of the 10th when Embry-Riddle's second baseman could not handle a ground ball, allowing Sara Vazquez to score.
  • ERAU's Kassidy Simons struck out seven with five hits allowed, two runs, one earned, and one walk over 9.2 innings.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:

• Lynn played in its ninth extra inning game of the season, improving to 5-4 on the year.  Olexa has appeared in all nine contests.
• All three games in the series were decided by one run, the second time that has occurred this year (Florida Southern – L 4-3; W 3-2; W 2-1).
• Olexa moved into fifth place in school history in total innings pitched (421).
• Vazquez collected her fifth stolen base of the year, giving her 29 in her career, four back of tying the school record.

ON DECK:
The Fighting Knights hit the road for a three-game series against Rollins in Winter Park, Fla., beginning with a doubleheader on Thursday, Apr. 13, at 6 p.m.  Fans can watch the action live at LynnFightingKnights.com.