GAME 1: LYNX BATS SHOW OUT IN WIN VS WEBSTER
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The Lynx were back to their high-scoring ways in game one of a split doubleheader vs Webster.Â
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Taking the mound and getting the win for the Lynx was sophomore
Noah Roland. Roland pitched 3 â…” innings, giving up 2 runs on 4 hits, while striking out 4. Roland was relieved by
Jaxon Cady who pitched 2 innings of 1 run ball, striking out 3.Â
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The bats got things started early with
Quinn Blackman homering in the first. Then, down 2-1 in the fourth,
Malcolm Rohlfing split the left-center gap with a bases-clearing, 3 RBI double, putting the Lynx up 4-2. Rohlfing then scored from second on a
Peter York single. Then, in the fifth, Ben Burkart crushed a homer over the left field wall.
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With the score standing at 6-3, the Lynx exploded in the eighth.
Malcolm Rohlfing lined a ball into the right-center gap. The ball skipped by the glove of the diving center fielder, and Rohlfing came all the way around to score on the inside-the-park homer. Then, a
Quinn Blackman RBI triple and a
Dante Messina RBI single pushed the lead to a comfortable 9-3.
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William May continued his excellent freshman campaign, pitching the final three innings, giving up 0 runs on 2 hits while punching out 3, and sealing the 9-3 victory for the Lynx.Â
GAME 2: WALK-OFF BALK SEALS LYNX DOUBLEHEADER SWEEPÂ
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The first inning of game 2 was a high-scoring affair itself. After giving up 4 in the top of the first, the Lynx came out with 6 in the bottom half.
John McNair smoked a 2 RBI double, scoring
Dante Messina and
Peter York. Then,
Ben Wilson and
Gunnar Vachris each singled, scoring 1 each. Then, with the bases loaded,
Bryce Anderson hammered a line drive off the wall in left, scoring 2.Â
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The Lynx did not score again until the 8th inning. Down 9-6,
Corbin Kinder got the bats hot again, homering over the left field wall. After
Ben Burkhart got hit by a pitch,
Peter York tied the game at 9 with a massive 2-run homer to right.Â
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It was a bullpen day for the Lynx: CJ Carron,
Thomas LeMaster,
John Fears,
Andy Hanaway,
Colby Slaughter, and
Chayton Gray all pitched. LeMaster pitched 2 â…” innings, limiting the damage. Hanaway pitched 2 â…“ innings, only allowing 1 run on 1 hit, striking out 3.
Colby Slaughter did an incredible job over his 2 â…“ innings, allowing 0 runs, and keeping the Lynx in the ballgame. Credited with the win is
Chayton Gray, who retired the final batter of the 9th inning.Â
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In the bottom of the ninth, with runners on second and third, a Balk was called on the Webster pitcher, scoring
Dante Messina from third and winning the game for the Lynx.
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