SAINT PETERSBURG, Fla. – Lynn University’s baseball team won its Sunshine State Conference (SSC) opener on the road 9-6 against Eckerd College on Friday night.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Score: Lynn 9, Eckerd 6
Records: Lynn (6-5-1, 1-0), EC (3-5, 0-1)
Location: Turley Complex | St. Petersburg, Fla.
Series History: Lynn leads 46-17 (last meeting, 2019)
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STATS OF THE GAME:
· Nicholis Prather pitched 5.2 strong innings, striking out four and surrendering two runs, both unearned.
· Danny Berg was 2-for-4 with three RBI, a walk and run scored.
· Trevor Romeo scored two runs and had two hits, including an RBI single in the third.
· Lynn scored six runs in the third innings and two more in the fourth to go ahead 8-2 after four.
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:
· This is Lynn’s fifth game this season with double-digit hits.
· Prather won last season’s SSC opener at Saint Leo.
UP NEXT:
Lynn looks for the series win tomorrow, Feb. 22, with a doubleheader versus the Tritons, beginning at 1 p.m.
