Boca Raton, Fla. - The Lynn University softball team secured a sweep of East Stroudsburg, 6-5 and 5-2, respectively, in its first two home games of 2020 on Friday afternoon. 

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:

Final: Game 1 – Lynn 6, ESU 5; Game 2 – Lynn 5, ESU 2
Records: Lynn (3-3), ESU (0-2)
Location: Lynn Softball Field | Boca Raton, Fla. 
All-Time Series: Lynn leads 4-0 (last meeting, 2019)
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STATS OF THE GAME:

• Game 1
  • Kayla Sheffield (1-0) earned the win and added two hits, including a two-run double in the second.
  • Olivia Pope walked and went 2-for-2 with a run scored and an RBI.
  • Shannon Johnson had two hits in three at-bats.
  • Brittney Davis went 1-for-2 with a walk and an RBI. 
  • The Fighting Knights scored two runs in each of the first three frames, finishing with 11 hits.
• Game 2
  • Pope went 2-for-4 with two runs scored in the leadoff spot. 
  • Shayle Arenson was 2-for-2 with a walk, an RBI and run scored.
  • Emily Yakel had a two-run, pinch-hit double in the fifth.
  • Johnson also had two RBI with a two-run single in the fifth.
  • Allyson Jameston moved to 2-0 with her second complete game, scattering four hits and two earned runs, striking out five. 

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:

• Lynn swept ESU last season during a seven-game win streak, six of which came at home.

UP NEXT: 

The Fighting Knights are back at home tomorrow, Saturday Feb. 7 at noon, taking on Georgian Court University.