By Chris Whitaker, The Americus Times-Recorder
No. 9-ranked Lynn University built a 7-0 lead and held on to
beat Georgia Southwestern, 8-5, Thursday afternoon at Hurricane
Field.
Lynn outhit GSW 14-6 led by Jason Ten Eyck's and Chad Crowe's
three hits apiece as the Fighting Knights improved to 6-0 on the
season.
Jared Allen scored two runs and drove in two for the Hurricanes
(3-5).
Lynn struck first with two runs in the opening frame, another in
the third and then three in the fourth off an Einar Atencio home
run.
GSW didn't have a hit until the sixth inning. The Hurricanes
finally scored on a Noble Coley RBI-single to center field and a
Lynn error. GSW stranded nine runners in the game with the bases
loaded in the sixth and two in the eighth and ninth innings.
Daniel Stokes added a RBI-single in the eighth, and Allen's
double finished the scoring.
The Hurricanes used five pitchers in the game. Ryan Lackey
lasted three-plus innings, allowing five runs on eight hits. Tyler
Daniel. Zack Whitman and R.M. Cozza all pitched 1.2 innings, and
Bud Fuller completed the ninth sending down all three batters.
Kevin Rickert pitched six innings allowing one run on two hits
in picking up the win as Evan Ellison recorded his third save.
The Hurricanes start a three-game weekend series with Tusculum
on Saturday with a doubleheader starting at 2 p.m.
