Miami Gardens, Florida – The Fighting Knights threw 12 strikeouts in a 9-5 victory over Palm Beach Atlantic.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Score: Lynn 9 St. Palm Beach Atlantic 5
Records: Lynn (8-1, 1-0 SSC) Palm Beach Atlantic (4-4, 0-1 SSC)
Location: J.M. "Jake" Rubin Park|West Palm Beach, Florida
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HOW IT HAPPENED:

• The Fighting Knights struck first, going up 1-0 to start the first inning. Byron Murray continued his hot hitting with a double to center field.
• Ryan Ford in the very next at-bat doubled to right field, bringing home Murray for the first run of the game.
• Greyson Fletcher received his third start of the season heading into tonight. Fletcher went three up and three down to start the game, with one strikeout.
• Fletcher continued his hot pitching from the first inning, going three up and three down in consecutive innings.
• Anthony Orrico got the hitting going in the third inning, with a single to left field. Murray follows that up with his second double of the game down the left side, putting Orrico in scoring position.
• A sacrifice fly by Ford brought home Orrico and Murray, giving the Fighting Knights a 3-0 lead midway through the third.
• Fletcher had another stellar inning with two strikeouts to pick up the last two outs in the third inning.
• Daniel Alfonso hit a big home-run in the top of the fourth, for the only run of the inning. 
• Orrico with a lead off hit in the fifth inning started things out. Murray had his third straight hit of the game to bring home Orrico, for a 5-0 lead.
• A sacrifice fly from Ford brought Murray home to extend it to a 6-0 advantage.
• The Sailfish picked up one run in the inning to get on the board. Lynn maintains a 6-1 advantage after five.
• Ford hit a single with two outs in the seventh to keep the inning alive. Anthony Sanabria hit a single to left field bringing home the only run of the inning.
• Drew Dwyer relieves Fletcher at the start of the seventh inning. Fletcher finished the game with a season-high eight strikeouts, while only allowing five hits in six innings pitched.
• Palm Beach Atlantic picks up two runs in the seventh to cut the lead to 7-3.
• In the ninth inning the Fighting Knights put the game out of reach with two runs being scored. 
• Jake Buxbaum relieved Dwyer at the start of the ninth inning. Dwyer finished with three strikeouts and allowing two hits.
• After the first at-bat three straight hits by Lynn brought home their first run of the inning. Brandon Kruzinski had a single later in the inning brining home Yuzuki Okamura.
• Lynn finished the game with 17 hits and nine runs to show for it, taking a 9-5 victory over the Sailfish.
• Fletcher picks up his second win of the season, making him 2-0. Buxbaum also received his second save of the season with one strikeout in the last inning.
• Ford, Murray, and Kruzinski led the way offensively for the Fighting Knights. They combined for nine hits and seven RBI's for the game. Ford led the way with four RBI's, while they each had three hits.

UP NEXT:

The Fighting Knights will complete their three-game series against the Sailfish with a doubleheader tomorrow.