BARTOW, Fla. - The Lynn University softball team continued its strong run at The Spring Games on Sunday, picking up a pair of extra-inning victories to extend its winning streak to six games. The Fighting Knights rallied past Clarion in walk-off fashion, 7-6, before grinding out a 7-5 win over American International later in the afternoon. With the sweep, Lynn improves to 4-0 at The Spring Games and carries momentum into the last two days of its tenure at the tournament.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED (vs. Clarion):
- Lynn threatened early in the first inning as Kyleigh Hope and Onnalee Floriano recorded back-to-back singles, but Clarion escaped the frame to keep the game scoreless
- The Fighting Knights broke through in the second when Marina Goins and Cara Willis opened the inning with singles before a passed ball allowed Willis to score and Kaela Santiago followed with a sacrifice bunt RBI to give Lynn a 2-0 lead
- Clarion answered in the third with a pair of RBI plays, including a run-scoring single to tie the game at 2-2
- Lynn responded immediately in the bottom half as Teagan Riley ripped a two-run double to left field to plate Hope and Floriano before a sacrifice fly from Goins and another Clarion miscue pushed the Fighting Knights ahead 6-2
- The Golden Eagles mounted a comeback in the fifth, stringing together key hits and drawing a bases-loaded walk before a run-scoring single capped a four-run inning to even the score at 6-6
- Both pitching staffs settled in over the next two innings as the teams traded scoreless frames heading into extra innings
- In the eighth, Lynn capitalized on the tiebreaker rule as Kylie Burden moved to third on a stolen base before Goins dropped down a perfectly placed bunt single to bring home the winning run and lift the Fighting Knights to a 7-6 walk-off victory
 
FIGHTING KNIGHT STATS (vs. Clarion):
- Goins delivered the biggest swing of the day, finishing 2-for-3 with two RBI, including the walk-off bunt single in the eighth inning that lifted Lynn to the 7-6 victory
- Riley provided a key offensive spark, going 1-for-4 with a double and two RBI, highlighted by a two-run double during Lynn's four-run third inning
- Hope paced the Fighting Knights with a 2-for-3 performance, while also swiping a base and scoring a run
- Willis added to the offensive effort with one hit and two runs scored, helping Lynn jump out to an early lead
- Savannah Ellis chipped in with a base hit, while Onnalee Floriano and Allie Morgan each crossed the plate once as Lynn totaled eight hits and seven runs in the contest
- On the bases, the Fighting Knights were aggressive, recording six stolen bases from Hope, Floriano, Burden, Quinn Lockhart (2), Willis, and Morgan
- In the circle, Gabriella Lindsey earned the win with a complete-game effort, tossing eight innings while allowing three earned runs and inducing 14 groundouts

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HOW IT HAPPENED (vs. AIC):
- Quinn Lockhart got things rolling for Lynn in the second game of the afternoon with a leadoff walk and stolen base before capitalizing on an error to take a 1-0 lead in the first
- American International responded with a flurry of hits in the bottom of the frame to take a 3-1 lead
- Lynn responded in the second inning, capitalizing on several defensive miscues by the Yellow Jackets
- Marina Goins doubled and Kaela Santiago singled before a series of throwing errors allowed the Fighting Knights to score four runs and move ahead 5-3
- The Yellow Jackets trimmed the deficit in the third with an RBI groundout to make it 5-4
- American International tied the contest in the fifth inning when a run scored on a Lynn fielding error, evening the game at 5-5
- Both pitching staffs settled in across the sixth and seventh innings, sending the game into extras
- In the eighth, the Fighting Knights took advantage of the international tiebreaker rule as Kyleigh Hope delivered an RBI single up the middle before Onnalee Floriano lifted a sacrifice fly to extend Lynn's lead to 7-5
- Lynn's defense sealed the victory in the bottom of the eighth, retiring the side to secure the 7-5 extra-inning win
 
FIGHTING KNIGHT STATS (vs. AIC):
- Lockhart was a spark at the top of the lineup, reaching base three times with one hit and two walks while scoring three runs and swiping three stolen bases
- Ellis delivered a strong two-way performance, going 2-for-4 with a double at the plate while also earning the win in the circle after tossing eight innings and allowing just one earned run
- Riley contributed a multi-hit effort, finishing 2-for-4 as one of four Fighting Knights with multiple hits in the contest
- Goins added an extra-base hit with a double, while Santiago chipped in with a hit and a stolen base as Lynn totaled nine hits in the contest
- Hope delivered a clutch RBI single in the eighth inning that helped break the tie and put Lynn back in front
- Floriano added an insurance run with a sacrifice fly in the eighth, giving the Fighting Knights the final 7-5 margin
- Lynn stayed aggressive on the basepaths, recording five stolen bases from Lockhart (3), Quinn McFadden, and Santiago
- As a team, the Fighting Knights capitalized on defensive miscues, scoring seven runs on nine hits while taking advantage of five American International errors
 
UP NEXT:
Lynn continues its run in The Spring Games on Monday when it takes on Glenville State (2:00 pm) and Southwest Minnesota State (4:15 pm).