BOCA RATON, Fla. – Leon Paulino smacked two home runs and finished with five RBI as Lynn University defeated Assumption 14-10, Monday. Paulino,
AJ Orrico and
Jesse Robinson each had three hits in the non-conference win. Lynn scored the first six and final eight runs of the wild back and forth battle and improve to 12-6 in 2024.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Lynn scored four runs in the first inning and added two in the second for a quick 6-0 cushion
- Orrico led off the game with a single and he eventually scored on a wild pitch for a 1-0 advantage
- Robinson singled,
Shawn Dougherty walked, and both scored when Paulino smacked a three-run home run
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Deric LaMontagne led off the second inning with a single and later moved to second on a wild pitch
- Orrico plated LaMontagne with a single and later scored the second run when
Cole Fowler singled
- On the mound,
Noah Lucia struck out six batters through the first four innings while allowing just two hits and one run
- In the fifth, Assumption added five runs to tie the game at 6-6
- The Greyhounds surged to a 10-6 lead after a three-run home run highlighted the top of the sixth
- The Fighting Knights answered with four runs of their own in the home half of the sixth
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Peter Avino scored on a wild pitch, while Orrico, Robinson and
David Judge each produced run-scoring singles
- In the seventh, Robinson doubled home Orrico and
DJ Flowers as Lynn grabbed a 12-10 cushion
- Paulino smacked another home run in the eighth, a two-run shot over the right field fence that also played
Hayden See and increased Lynn's lead to 14-10
FIGHTING KNIGHT STATS:
- Paulino now has two career multi-homer games as a Fighting Knight
- Orrico was 3-for-4 with four runs scored and two RBI to extend his hitting streak to 13 games
- Robinson was 3-of-5 with three RBI, a run and a double
- Dougherty extended his hitting streak to 14 games and is now hitting .356
- LaMontagne finished 1-for-4 with two runs scored
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Joel Hayner tossed the final 3.0 innings, allowing one hit and striking out two batters to earn the win
- Lynn set a season-high mark with 16 hits
UP NEXT:
- Lynn hosts California (Pa.) tomorrow at 1:00 pm
