LAKELAND, Fla. - Aymee Godmaire scored twice and Morgan Simpson stole her 29th base of the season but the Lynn softball team lost to Florida Southern, 10-3, Thursday night. The Fighting Knights are now 17-22 overall and 7-12 in the Sunshine State Conference.  

HOW IT HAPPENED: 
- The Mocs scored three unearned runs in the bottom of the first inning 
- Lynn scored two runs in the top of the third inning to get within one run 
- Aryana Galioto walked and later scored on a wild pitch 
- Godmaire doubled and later scored for the second run of the frame 
- Florida Southern used four singles in the fourth inning to score two runs and take a 5-2 lead 
- Josey Sumpter drove in Godmaire with a single in the fifth inning for Lynn's third and final run of the game 
- The Mocs rallied for five runs in the fifth, led by Kelsey Peck's two-run home run, to take a 10-3 lead 

FIGHTING KNIGHT STATS: 
- Starting pitcher Haley Fardanesh threw four innings and only allowed one earned run to lower her season ERA to 2.77 
- Godmaire went 1-for-2 with a double, walk and two runs scored 
- Morgan Simpson stole a base and ranks third in the SSC with 29 stolen bases this season 
- Sumpter leads the team with 22 RBI 
- The Fighting Knights drew five walks in the loss and have reached via base-on-balls 14 times in their last four games 

UP NEXT: 
Lynn and Florida Southern play the second game of their three-game series in Lakeland tomorrow, April 7, at 1:00 pm.