Seniors Lead Lynn Softball to Home Finale Victory

April 19, 2019

Softball

Lynn 5, Embry-Riddle 3

BOCA RATON, Fla. – Senior Elizabeth Diaz belted a two-run home run in the first while fellow senior Sophia Devesa made an incredible play at first place to end the game, giving Lynn University’s softball team 5-3 victory over Embry-Riddle on senior day.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Score: Lynn 5, Embry-Riddle 3

Records: Lynn (16-33, 6-21 SSC), Embry-Riddle (22-19, 14-13 SSC)
Location: Lynn Softball Field | Boca Raton, Fla.
Series History: Lynn trails 12-4 all-time (Embry-Riddle took two out of three in 2018)
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STATS OF THE GAME:

· Lynn scored twice in the first off the two-run blast by Diaz. The Blue and White later added RBI singles from Britney Purser in the third and a run from a second-home steal in the fifth.

· Kayla Sheffield capped the Fighting Knights scoring with a RBI double in the sixth.

· Embry-Riddle kept it interesting in the seventh, scoring three times before Devesa tagged Jamie Mead on a diving play at first base to end the game.

· Shayle Arenson stayed hot at the plate with a 3-for-4 performance and two runs scored.

· Sheffield was 1-for-1 with a double, a pair of walks and a hit by pitch.

· Purser, Devesa, Mackenzie Wyatt and Grace Hastings-Wydetic also logged hits.

BEYOND THE BOX:

· Arenson is now tied for second in the Sunshine State Conference with 13 doubles.

· Sheffield has been hit by a pitch 17 times this season, second-most in program history and second in the SSC this year.

· Sheffield has a combined 39 free passes (walks, HBP), tied for the SSC lead.

· Diaz is the first senior since Geena Capitini (2016) to hit a home run on senior day.

· This is the 28^th game this season decided by two runs or less. Lynn is 10-18 in those contests.

UP NEXT:

Lynn closes out the 2019 season with a three-game series at Rollins beginning on Friday, April 26, at 6 p.m. and concluding on Saturday with a 1 p.m. doubleheader. Fans can watch the action live at LynnFightingKnights.com.

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