BOCA RATON, Fla. - The Lynn Fighting Knights won their second consecutive game in walk-off fashion as they downed the Young Harris Mountain Lions, 5-4, Friday afternoon. Left fielder
Shawn Dougherty hit a game-winning homer in the bottom of the ninth as Lynn improved their record to 3-1-1 on the season.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Young Harris' Marco Colina led off the game with a home run
- Starting pitcher
Marcus Eusebio rebounded and struck out the side
- The Mountain Lions went up 2-0 in the third inning on an Ethan Stamps single and 3-0 in the fourth inning on a Mark Castle base hit
- Eusebio pitched a 1-2-3 top of the sixth to end his day
- Shortstop
John Rodriguez led off the bottom of the sixth with a solo homer
- Second baseman
AJ Orrico drew a walk and later scored on a Dougherty single to cut the Young Harris lead to 3-2
- Dougherty scored on a passed ball to tie the game at three through six innings
- In the bottom of the seventh, Orrico walked, advanced to third on a
Byron Murray double and scored on a wild pitch to give the Fighting Knights their first lead of the game, 4-3
- Young Harris' Jarrett Ford led off the top of the eighth with a single and later scored to tie the game, 4-4
- Relief pitcher
Drew Dwyer pitched a clean top of the ninth, highlighted by a great defensive play up the middle by Rodriguez and a pick at first by
David Judge to begin the frame
- With one out in the bottom of the ninth, Dougherty ended the game on a deep home run to right field
FIGHTING KNIGHT STATS:
- Eusebio's pitching line: 6 IP, 8 H, 3 ER, 9 SO
- Dwyer now has 12 strikeouts through nine innings pitched this season
- Rodriguez has homered in back-to-back games
- The Fighting Knights have hit multiple home runs in three of their last four games
- Orrico walked three times and extended his scoring streak to five games to begin 2023
- The Fighting Knights drew seven walks in the win, their fourth game this year with seven or more base-on-balls
- Four of Dougherty's seven hits this season have gone for extra bases (1 HR, 3 3B)
UP NEXT:
- Lynn hosts Kentucky Wesleyan at noon tomorrow (February 11)
