March 5, 2019
Baseball
Lynn 6, Concordia (N.Y.) 2
Contact: Darin Yrigoyen (561) 237-7344, dyrigoyen@lynn.edu
Miednik, Danza, Franco Combine for One-Hitter in Lynn Baseball’s Win over Concordia
BOCA RATON, Fla. – Lynn University’s baseball team won its fifth-straight game on Tuesday afternoon, downing the visiting Concordia (N.Y.) College Clippers 6-2 at home. Zack Miednik, Vic Danza and Anthony Franco combined to allow just one hit in the game against the Clippers.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final:Lynn 6, Concordia 2
Records:Lynn (12-6, 3-3 SSC), Concordia (1-7)
Location:Lynn Baseball Field | Boca Raton, Fla.
All-Time Series:Lynn leads 13-5
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STATS OF THE GAME:
· Alejandro Martinez hit a homer for the second day in a row, a solo shot in the second inning, and added a sacrifice fly, batting in two runs for the Fighting Knights.
· Shayne Fontana also had two RBI, providing an RBI groundout in the fifth and an RBI single, which added some insurance for the Fighting Knights in the seventh.
· Anthony Sanabria finished the day going 2-for-3 with a run scored and an RBI triple.
· Miednik was solid in his first start of the season, pitching 3.0 innings and striking out six, giving up just one earned run on a solo shot in the fourth, the Clippers’ lone hit.
· Danza picked up where Miednik left off, going 5.0 scoreless innings with three strikeouts.
· Franco came in to slam the door shut in the ninth, striking out two Clippers to finish off the victory for head coach Rudy Garbalosa.
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:
· This is the first one-hitter for the program since February 9, 2014, when Lynn limited Columbus State to one hit in a 3-1 victory.
· Through 13 games at Lynn University Field, the Fighting Knights and their opponents have combined for 30 home runs.
· Lynn’s five consecutive wins matches its longest win streak of the season and six in-a-row would be its longest since winning 10 straight from March 10-24, 2018.
· With Martinez’ HR, Lynn has hit 23 home runs on the season, most in the SSC.
· Lynn improves to 11-2 in true home games.
UP NEXT:
Lynn will enjoy a few days off before gearing up for its weekend home SSC series with Eckerd on March 8-9.
