Baseball: Lynn University 11, Miles College 1

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Lynn University’s baseball team defeated Miles College 11-1 in non-conference play on Friday evening.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:

Final: Lynn 11, MC 1
Records: Lynn (4-3-1), MC (2-5)
Location: Rickwood Field | Birmingham, Ala.  
All-Time Series: Lynn leads 4-0 (last meeting, 2018)
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STATS OF THE GAME:·       Nicholis Prather (1-0) pitched 7.0 innings, striking out six while allowing just one earned run.·       Byron Murray went 2-for-3 with a solo homer, two walks and three runs scored.·       Joseph Encarnacion had one hit in three at-bats, totaling a team-high three RBI.·       Trevor Romeo knocked out four hits in five plate appearances.·       Harrison Engstrom had an RBI, two runs scored and two walks.·       Kyle Simmons scored two runs.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:·       Murray hit a lead-off home run to begin the game, his third of the season and second consecutive game with a homer.·       Nine different Fighting Knights had one or more RBI in the game.

UP NEXT: 

Lynn finishes its three-game set with Miles tomorrow, Saturday, Feb. 15 with a doubleheader, beginning at 11 a.m.