BOCA RATON, Fla. - The Eckerd baseball team snapped a 13-game skid, taking the first game of the doubleheader over Lynn, 7-3, on the road Saturday afternoon to even the series. However, the Knights took the rubber match of the series 14-3 in seven innings.
Eckerd took an early 2-0 lead in the second inning of the opener after scoring a run in each of the first two frames. Lynn tacked on a run in the bottom of the inning, but Kam Gelwick responded, giving the Tritons a 3-1 tilt with a solo shot in the third. The Knights added a solo homerun in the fourth, and both teams scored a run in the fifth, with the Tritons holding a 4-3 edge.
Eckerd padded its lead with three insurance runs in the ninth scoring on a passed ball, a sacrifice fly by Zade Stark, and an RBI double by Reid Lisle as the Tritons took the opener 7-3.
A two-run homer gave LU an early lead in the opening frame of the finale, but a Joey Bazydlo RBI in the second pulled Eckerd within one. After the Knights took a 3-1 favor in the bottom of the inning, EC rallied for a run in the third with an RBI from Ztark.
The Knights erupted for 10 runs over the fourth, fifth, and sixth innings. Eckerd added a run in the fifth but was unable to push another run across, falling 14-3 in seven innings.
HOW IT ENDED
Game One
FINAL: Eckerd 7, Lynn 3
WP: Cooper (1-0) LP: DiMaggio (0-3) HR: Gelwick (4), Fowler (2)
Game Two
FINAL: Lynn 14, Eckerd 3 (14 Innings)
WP: Tinsley (2-1) LP: Giles (0-2) HR: Fowler 2 (4), Paulino (2), D. Judge (2)
RECORDS: Eckerd 3-14 (1-5 SSC), Lynn 8-9 (2-4 SSC)
NOTES AND NUMBERS
- Luis Garrido added four hits on the day and an RBI in game one.
- Stark posted two hits in the opener, while Bazydlo added two in the finale.
- Gelwick logged his fourth homerun of the season.
- Cooper earned his first career win, tossing 3.2 scoreless innings in the opener allowing just one hit with three strikeouts.
UP NEXT
Eckerd returns to action on Wednesday, hosting Tiffin (Ohio) for a 6:00 PM start.
