Boca Raton, Florida – The Fighting Knights used a three-run eighth inning to secure the 6-2 victory over the No. 20 Catawba Indians and move to 2-0 on the season.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Score: Lynn 6 Catawba 2
Records: Lynn (2-0) Catawba (0-3)
Location: Lynn Baseball and Softball Complex| Boca Raton, Florida
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HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Jordan Winston got his first start of the season yet he was throwing like he was in midseason form. He pitched five innings, only allowing two hits and one run during that stretch. Winston also threw two strikeouts.
• Nate Shane received his first victory of the season, entering in relief of Winston and allowing just two hits and one run in 2.2 innings of work. He threw three strikeouts in the outing.
• Jake Buxbaum closed the deal for the Fighting Knights, pitching 1.1 innings to secure his first save of the year.
• The Fighting Knights offense was quiet early as they struggled to produce hits in the first four innings. However, that all changed in the bottom of the fifth when Brandon Kruzinski hit a bases-clearing double to right field to bring home the first two runs of the game for Lynn.
• In the top of the sixth inning, the Indians tied the game back up at 2-2. However, in the bottom of the inning, Byron Murray belted his first home run of the season to give Lynn the lead.
• The Fighting Knights used the eighth inning to take control of the game, scoring three runs to put the contest out of reach. Daniel Alfonso, Anthony Sanabria, and Rosselli each had an RBI for Fighting Knights in the inning.
• Lynn ended with nine hits, while the Indians only managed four in the entire game.

UP NEXT:

The Fighting Knights will be at home for their next game against Tusculum University on Sunday, Feb. 6 at 11 a.m.