BSB vs Lynn
Michelle Murch
3
St. Thomas (Fla) STUBS20 0-1
5
Winner Lynn University LYNN-B 1-0
St. Thomas (Fla) STUBS20
0-1
3
Final
5
Lynn University LYNN-B
1-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Thomas (Fla) STUBS20 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 7 1
Lynn University LYNN-B 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 5 9 1

W: Kendrick Pico (1-0) L: Morales, Tyler (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

#2 STU LOSES FIRST GAME OF SEASON TO D2 KNIGHTS

BOCA RATON, Fla. (January 31, 2020) - No. 2 St. Thomas University (STU) Bobcats baseball team (1-1) lost on Friday evening to NCAA DII opponent, Lynn University (1-0) 5-3 on the Knights opening day.

Bobcat Starters
Kobe Lopez (Second Base), Joey Thompson (Left Field), Alejandro Rivero (Shortstop), Daniel Mondejar (Catcher), Joshua Martinez (Right Field), Jack Khawly (First Base), Alejandro Vazquez (Third Base), Andrew Fernandez (Designated Hitter), Daniel Lowry (Center Field), Christopher Coipel (Starting Pitcher)

Game Notes
  • The first four Bobcat hitters of the game went down in order, bringing Martinez to the plate with one out in the top of the second inning; Martinez promptly hit the first St. Thomas home run of the season, hitting a solo blast over the right-field wall.
  • Coipel, the STU starting pitcher, also retired the first four hitters he faced before allowing a one-out single in the second inning.
  • St. Thomas escaped the inning, preserving the 1-0 lead as Mondejar caught the runner stealing.
  • The score remained 1-0 until the bottom of the fourth inning when LU tied the game with a two-out solo home run to left-field. 
  • In the top of the fifth inning, Vazquez ended a string of ten consecutive outs by the STU offense, reaching on an infield single.
  • St. Thomas was able to crack the scoreboard in the top of the sixth inning, Lopez doubled to left field and scored on a Thompson RBI single to right field. 
  • Later in the inning, Martinez added his second hit/RBI of the game, bringing in Thompson on a single up the middle.
  • JJ Galvis entered the game for Coipel in the bottom of the sixth inning. 
  • Galvis retired his first two batters faced, before allowing a single and being relieved by Tyler Morales.
  • Morales allowed back-to-back hits, including a go-ahead three-run home run before leaving the game.
  • Felipe Soto finished the sixth inning as the Bobcats trailed 4-3 heading into the final three innings.
  • Lopez added his second double of the game, advancing Gus Guerra to third base, and putting two Bobcats in scoring position for Thompson.
  • STU could not capitalize, leaving two runners in scoring position and continuing to trail 4-3.
  • In the bottom of the seventh inning, two Knights reached base with two outs, as Perez Nichols entered the game for his second appearance of the season.
  • LU added an insurance run, scoring on a wild pitch to take a 5-3 lead.
  • Facing their final three outs, Khawly led off the ninth inning with a walk.
  • As the ninth inning developed, pinch hitter, Erik Estevez walked to put the tying run on first base with two outs for the top of the line-up.
  • Lopez could not record his third hit of the game, flying out to right-field, ending the game as STU took their first loss of the season. 

Upcoming
No. 2 STU returns to action with another NCAA DII opponent,taking on the Palm Beach Atlantic Sailfish on Saturday, February 1; the first pitch is scheduled for 1 p.m.

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