BOCA RATON, Fla. – Lynn University’s baseball team split its doubleheader with Saint Leo University on Saturday, notching its second consecutive Sunshine State Conference (SSC) series victory, 2-1.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: SLU 9, Lynn 6; Lynn 7, SLU 5
Records: Lynn (9-7-1, 4-2 SSC), SLU (3-13, 2-4)
Location: Lynn Baseball Field | Boca Raton, Fla.
All-Time Series: Lynn trails 46-35 (last meeting, 2019)
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STATS OF THE GAME:
Game One· Byron Murray had five RBI, including a grand slam, adding a run scored.· Misael Castillo scattered seven hits in 6.0 innings, striking out five.
Game Two· Joseph Encarnacion hit a three-run homer in the sixth and finished 2-for-4 with a run scored.· Anthony Sanabria started in left field and was 2-for-3 with a run scored. · Chris Mormile (3-0) went 6.0 innings and allowed just two unearned runs, striking out two.· Jake Buxbaum picked up his second save of the season for Lynn, pitching a scoreless ninth.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE: · Lynn had 27 combined hits in two wins over the Lions.· Murray’s five RBI are a career-high. · Trevor Romeo is currently on a 17-game hit streak.
UP NEXT:
The Fighting Knights host Concordia (N.Y.) on Tuesday March 3 at 2 p.m.
