BOCA RATON, Fla. – Lynn University’s softball team split with Washburn University on Sunday, falling 3-1 in the opener before claiming a 6-4 win in game two of the doubleheader.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Game 1 – WU 3, Lynn 1; Game 2 – Lynn 6, WU 3
Records: Lynn (6-4), WU (1-7)
Location: Lynn Softball Field | Boca Raton, Fla.
All-Time Series: First meeting between Lynn and GCU
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STATS OF THE GAME:
· Game 1
o Grasy Gomez was 3-for-4 with an RBI.
o Emily Yakel knocked out two hits in three at-bats.
· Game 2
o Yakel had two hits in game two, two RBI and a run scored.
o Shannon Johnson had a two-RBI single in the first.
o Natalie Costero scored two runs and walked once.
o Olivia Pope had a walk, a run scored and an RBI.
o Lynn scored four of its six runs in the opening frame.
o Allyson Jameston (3-0) earned the win with a complete game, surrendering four earned runs and 10 hits, while striking out one.
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:
· Lynn has now scored four or more runs in 8-of-10 games and five runs or more in 7-of-10.
· The Blue and White move to 5-1 at home.
UP NEXT:
The Fighting Knights await conference-play with their opener set for Feb. 14-15 at Embry-Riddle in Daytona Beach, Fla.
