The Lynx took on the Hendrix Warriors this evening in the first of a 3-game set, winning 12-4. The bats got going early yet again, putting up 3 in the second inning off a
Gunnar Vachris RBI groundout, and RBI singles from
Ben Wilson and
Malcolm Rohlfing.
Freshman Zac Sohosky improved on his already stellar year, going 6 innings of 2 run ball, striking out 3.
In the fifth,
Dante Messina came through as usual with a 2-RBI knock up the middle.
Ben Burkhart followed with a 2-RBI triple, followed by a
Gunnar Vachris RBI single, extending the lead to a score of 8-2.
In the 7th,
Malcolm Rohlfing plated another with a SAC fly, scoring
Wood Kimbrough. In the 8th,
Gunnar Vachris came through with his 3rd RBI single of the evening. Then, in the 9th,
Dante Messina plated
Peter York on a SAC fly.
John Fears pitched in relief of Sohosky, pitching the final 3 innings of the game. Fears gave up only 2 runs on 4 hits, 3 of which were bloopers that just left the infield, striking out 2 en route to the Lynx' convincing win.