Lynn Softball Swept By Tampa In Low-Scoring Double Header

March 16, 2019

Softball

Game 1: Tampa 1, Lynn 0

Game 2: Tampa 1, Lynn 0

Contact: Darin Yrigoyen dyrigoyen@lynn.edu

BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Lynn University softball team was unable to get runs on the board in Saturday’s Sunshine State Conference double header against the Tampa Spartans. The Fighting Knights dropped both games 1-0 behind complete games from Allyson Jameston and Olivia Saviskas.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:

Final: Game 1 – Tampa 1, Lynn 0; Game 2 – Tampa 1, Lynn 0

Records: Lynn (14-20, 4-8 SSC), Tampa (17-9, 9-6 SSC)

Location: Lynn Softball Field | Boca Raton, Fla.
All-Time Series: Lynn trails 52-16 all-time

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STATS OF THE GAME:

· Game 1

o Jameston (4-9) and Makaleigh Dooley (13-5) were phenomenal in the circle. Both pitchers went the distance while Jameston allowed one run on seven hits and struck out four for the Blue and White. Dooley tossed a no-hitter striking out five Fighting Knights.

o The sixth inning was the only one to see a run cross the plate as Tampa scored off of a Maddie Farrell single to left center.

o Shayle Arenson and Britney Purser reached base on a walk and an error, respectively. Purser also had a stolen base in the contest.

o Tampa left nine runners on base compared to Lynn’s one runner left on.

· Game 2

o Game two was the same low-scoring affair as game one with the lone run being scored in the sixth inning. Tampa scored on a solo homerun off of the bat of Sam Worrell.

o Saviskas got the nod for Lynn in game two, tossing her second consecutive complete game. She allowed one run on two hits and struck out two Spartans.

o Dooley started in the circle for Tampa and allowed one hit through three innings. Corynn Miner (4-2) got the win in relief allowing no runs on two hits through the final four innings.

o Mackenzie Wyatt, Kayla Sheffield and Purser all had base hits for the Blue and White. Sheffield’s base knock was a double.

o Diaz was hit by a pitch twice.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:

· The two wins are the first consecutive 1-0 wins for Tampa this season. They had four consecutive shutout wins to start the season.

· This is the first time since the 2007-08 season the Fighting Knights have suffered back-to-back 1-0 losses (Florida Southern, April 18 and 19).

· The Spartan’s two hits tie a season low for the squad this season.

· This was Saviskas’s second complete game of the season, she had none last year.

· With Jameston’s complete game in game one, she has tied her total from last year with eight.

· The Blue and White have hit a double during every home series this season.

· Lynn was no-hit for the third time this season.

· The Fighting Knights fall to 6-7 in one-run games this season.

UP NEXT:

The Fighting Knights continue SSC play on Friday, March 22 on the road at Palm Beach Atlantic. First pitch is set for 6 p.m.; fans can watch the action live on LynnFightingKnights.com.