MELBOURNE, Fla. – Morgan Simpson registered four of Lynn's 15 hits as the Fighting Knights dropped a doubleheader at Florida Tech, Friday afternoon. The Fighting Knights are 5-15 overall and 1-7 in the league after losing 3-1 and 8-4.
HOW IT HAPPENED (Game 1):
- Neither team scored in the first two innings before Lynn plated a solo run in the third for a 1-0 cushion
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Olivia Lovins led off the third with a single to left center and she advanced to second on a ground out from Simpson
- The third batter of the inning,
Kyra Sunga, singled through the left side that scored Lovins
- The Panthers scored their three runs in the fourth frame when Mya Ogbodiewgu smacked a three-run home run over the left center fence
FIGHTING KNIGHT STATS:
- Sunga finished with two hits and an RBI, while Lovins finished with two hits
- Simpson,
Monique Poitevin,
Ariana Rego and
Isabella Rittle each finished with one hit
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Madison Prickett took the loss in the circle after hurling 4.0 innings and allowing three earned runs
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Faith Miller tossed 2.0 innings in relief and allowed just one hit
HOW IT HAPPENED (Game 2):
- Lynn scored first in the nightcap when Simpson led off with a single to second base
- She stole second and took third on a sacrifice bunt from
Eliza Gonzalez
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Teagan Riley singled on a bunt to third that scored Simpson
- Miranda Schwartz doubled to left center that plated two runs in the home half of the first for a 2-1 lead for the hosts
- The Fighting Knights added a single run in the top of the second
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Cameron Buzzell was hit by a pitch to lead off and made it to third following a walk and ground out
- She scored when Lovins grounded out to second base
- Tech surged to a 5-2 advantage with three runs in the third highlighted by a double down the left field line
- Lynn continued its one-run innings in the fourth and fifth
- Rego led off the fourth with a single and swiped second with a stolen base
- She scored on a single from
Kristina Leone
- Simpson led off the fifth with a single and made it to third on back-to-back walks from the Panther pitching staff
- Sunga smacked a sacrifice fly to right field that scored Simpson that pulled Lynn to within 5-4
- The Panthers extended their lead to 7-4 following a pair of runs in the fifth and set the final at 8-4 following an RBI single in the sixth
FIGHTING KNIGHT STATS:
- Simpson finished 3-for-4 with two runs scored
- Riley, Sunga and Leone each had a hit and a run scored
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Josey Sumpter suffered the loss in the circle when she allowed five earned runs with seven hits in 2.1 innings of work
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Kayley Zazzali pitched the final 3.2 innings and struck out a pair but allowed three earned runs
UP NEXT:
- Lynn plays the final game of the series with the Panthers tomorrow at 11:00 am
