BOCA RATON, Fla. – Lynn University’s baseball team scored a season-high 18 runs on Saturday afternoon, defeating American International College 18-7 in non-conference action.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Lynn 18, AIC 7
Records: Lynn (11-7-1), AIC (1-4)
Location: Lynn Baseball Field | Boca Raton, Fla.
All-Time Series: First meeting between Lynn and AIC
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STATS OF THE GAME:
· Byron Murray hit a leadoff solo homer in the bottom of the first and finished with two RBI and two runs scored.
· Brandon Kruzinski was 2-for-3 with three runs scored and a three-run homer in the fourth.
· Liam O’Regan went 3-for-3 with five runs scored and two RBI.
· Danny Berg was 3-for-4 with two runs scored and three RBI.
· Joseph Encarnacion had two doubles, an RBI and two runs scored.
· Amaury Telemaco Jr. made his first appearance as a Fighting Knight, pitching a scoreless ninth.
· Conor McCormack picked up his first hit of the season.
· Nicholis Prather (4-0) earned the victory, pitching 6.2 innings and striking out six.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:
· Lynn’s 18 runs and 17 hits were both season-highs.
· Murray’s six home runs are second-most in the SSC.
· The Fighting Knights’ six doubles match a season-high.
· Kruzinski’s homer was his first of the season.
· All nine players in the starting lineup were removed from the game by the eighth inning.
UP NEXT:
Lynn hosts Stonehill tomorrow at 11 a.m. before taking on Caldwell at 3 p.m.
