BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Lynn University softball team earned a split with visiting Caldwell, Tuesday, dropping game one, 7-0, before rebounding with a walk-off win over the Cougars, 5-4, in eight innings. The Fighting Knights are now 15-14 after the split and are 9-6 at home.
HOW IT HAPPENED (Game 1):
- Caldwell's three hits in the first inning led to an early 1-0 lead
- The Cougars added two more runs in the second inning
- Olivia Magliacano's two-run double in the top of the fourth extended Caldwell's lead to 5-0
- Josey Sumpter pitched four innings of relief for Lynn, allowing just one earned run
- Caldwell tacked on their final run in the top of the seventh for a 7-0 win
HOW IT HAPPENED (Game 2):
- Starting pitcher Madison Prickett got out of a bases loaded jam in the top of the first inning
- The Cougars scored a run in the second and third innings to go up 2-0
- The Fighting Knights scored their first run on an Adriana Otero RBI double in the top of the fourth inning
- Later in the inning, Olivia Lovins walked and later scored on Faith Miller's RBI groundout to tie the game at two
- Taylor Scala led off the bottom of the fifth with a single, stole second and later scored on Sumpter's double
- Caldwell tied the game in the top of the sixth with help from three singles and took a 4-3 lead in the top of the seventh on Emma Cooney's base hit
- In the bottom of the seventh, T. Scala reached on an error, stole second, advanced to third on Morgan Simpson's single and stole home to force extra innings
- Relief pitcher Faith Miller held Caldwell scoreless in the top of the eighth inning
- In the bottom of the eighth, Lovins reached and advanced to second base on a fielder's choice, and later scored the game-winning run on a throwing error by the shortstop to give the home team the 5-4 win
FIGHTING KNIGHT STATS:
- T. Scala had three hits and four steals on the day, including three steals in the game two win
- Sumpter now has a team-leading 18 RBI this season
- Simpson went 2-for-3 with two steals in game two and now has 22 steals and seven multi-hit games in 2023
- Otero went 2-for-3 with a double, walk and an RBI in game two
- Lynn stole six total bases in game two
UP NEXT:
Lynn (15-14, 5-4) returns to SSC play with a doubleheader against Barry (17-13, 5-4) on Saturday, March 18, beginning at noon.