BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Lynn University baseball team erupted for 11 runs on 12 hits Tuesday afternoon at Lynn Baseball Field, snapping a five-game losing streak with an 11-3 victory over Bentley. After falling behind early, the Fighting Knights used a five-run fourth inning to seize control and never looked back, completing the two-game season sweep of the Falcons behind a balanced offensive attack and a strong pitching performance.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Bentley struck first, using a pair of Lynn fielding errors to tack on two runs in the first, 2-0
- Lynn answered back in the bottom of the inning with a triple by Bryant Zayas who was later brought home by a sacrifice fly from Scout Simpson, 2-1
- The Fighting Knights struck again, using a Falcon mishap on the basepaths to send Jason Lashley home and knot the contest up at 2-2
- Freshman pitcher Yandiel Reyes and the Lynn defense locked in, making key plays in the early innings including a laser-focused throw in the third from Zayas to avoid a triple and keep the game tied at 2-2
- The Falcons took back the lead in the top of the fourth with a double and a pair of sacrifice hits to go up by a run
- The Blue and White responded in the bottom of the frame with a leadoff double by Joel Tapia-Melo and later an RBI base knock from Kai Hutchins to tie the contest back up at 3-3
- Bruce Thornton came up big with an RBI double past the first baseman to give Lynn a 4-3 advantage later in the inning
- The Fighting Knights continued to add on in the frame utilizing knocks from Zayas and Simpson to build a 7-3 cushion heading into the fifth
- Jackson Tyer added another run in the fifth with an RBI single to boost the Blue and White lead to 8-3
- Tapia Melo knocked in another run with a two-out double to give Lynn a 9-3 advantage in the sixth
- Justin Probst came off the bench in the eighth and delivered a hard-hit double to the left field gap to score another run for the Blue and White, 10-3
- Willie Kimbler rattled off another RBI hit for the Fighting Knights to cap off the eighth, 11-3
- Chase Wills and the Fighting Knights shut the door on the Falcons in the ninth with some high-level defense to secure the victory and get back in the win column, 11-3
 
FIGHTING KNIGHT STATS:
- Lynn exploded for 11 runs on 12 hits, scoring in five different innings and producing their highest run total of March so far
- The Fighting Knights flipped the game in the fourth inning with a five-run rally, turning a 3-2 deficit into a 7-3 advantage they never surrendered
- Lynn's offense was balanced with seven different players recording a hit and six players driving in at least one run
- Simpson led the offense with three RBIs, highlighted by a two-run single in the fourth inning that broke the game open
- Lashley reached base twice and scored a team-high three runs, helping spark multiple scoring rallies
- Tapia-Melo recorded a two-double day, finishing 2-for-3 with two runs scored and an RBI
- The Fighting Knights capitalized on opportunities, scoring four runs with two outs in the pivotal fourth inning rally
- Lynn pitchers combined for eight strikeouts and allowed just one earned run across nine innings
- After surrendering two unearned runs in the first inning, Lynn's pitching staff allowed just one run over the final eight innings
- Bentley was limited to three runs on seven hits, while the Fighting Knight bullpen tossed six shutout innings combined
- Lynn's pitching staff held Bentley hitless in three of the final five innings
- The Lynn offense generated six extra-base hits (four doubles, one triple and another double from the bench) to fuel the 11-run performance
 
UP NEXT:
Lynn hits the road for its first SSC-road series of the 2026 season as it heads to St. Petersburg to take on Eckerd with action kicking off on Friday evening at 6:00 pm.