TAMPA, Fla. – Lynn baseball fell at No. 6 Tampa 6-2 Friday night. The Fighting Knights took an early lead but were ultimately out-done by a Spartans five-run fourth inning. Jesse Robinson and Cole Fowler maintained their strong performances at the plate this season, each recording multiple hits in the loss.

Lynn is 6-6 overall in 2025 while Tampa is 8-2.

HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Robinson went the other way for a double and later scored on Fowler's base hit to give Lynn the lead in the top of the first
- Starting pitcher Mason Tinsley had runners on second and third in the bottom of the second but recorded a swinging strikeout to maintain the Lynn lead
- Blake Mayberry doubled to right-center in the top of the third but was left stranded at third
- A pair of singles led to a Spartans run and tie game through four innings
- Tampa started the bottom of the fourth with a walk, three doubles and a single, leading to five runs
- Reliever Justyn Hart picked off a runner in a scoreless bottom of the seventh
- Bryant Zayas hit a one-out double in the top of the eighth and Robinson drove him in to cut the deficit to four
- Reliever Alfonso Lombardi entered with a runner on in the eighth and induced a groundout and double play
- The Fighting Knights managed just one base runner in the final frame for a 6-2 final

FIGHTING KNIGHT STATS:
- Robinson has a four-game multi-hit streak and is batting .380 (19-for-50) this season
- Fowler is hitting .448 over his seven-game hitting streak
- Mayberry hit his team-leading seventh double of the season
- Juan Carlos Camarena has walked six times over his last four games and is third on the team with a .412 OB%
- Lombardo lowered his season ERA to 3.12 with a scoreless inning

UP NEXT:
- Lynn and Tampa play a doubleheader tomorrow with first pitch of game one scheduled for 1:00 pm