Quinn notches four RBI in baseball's win at Lynn

BOCA RATON, Florida – The American International College baseball team scored seven runs while holding off a late push by Lynn University on Saturday, March 5 to take game two of the series by a score of 7-5.

FAST FACTS:
FINAL SCORE: AIC 7, Lynn 5
RECORDS: AIC moves to 3-1 while the Lynn moves to 11-5
Win: James Flahive (1-0), Loss: Nate Shane (1-2), Save: Joe Oliver (1)
LOCATION: Lynn Baseball Field Boca Raton, Florida

KEY STATS:
AIC:
Ethan Teixeira: No decision, 5.0 innings pitched, seven hits, four runs, three earned, six strikeouts
James Flahive: Win (1-0), 3.0 innings pitches, three strikeouts, three hits, no runs
Joe Oliver: Save (1), 1.0 innings pitched, one earned run, one strikeout,
Dalton Quinn: 1-for-3, four RBI, one double
Chad Lavelle: 2-for-4, two RBI, one run, one triple, two stolen bases
Brandon Gaul: 1-for-3, one RBI, one triple

Lynn:
Jordan Winston: No decision, 6.0 innings pitched, five hits, four earned runs, six strikeouts, 87 pitches
Nate Shane: Loss (1-2), 0.0 innings pitched, two batters faced, one hit, two earned runs, four pitches
Joseph Encarnacion: 1-for-2, three RBI, one run, one double
Yuzuki Okamura: 3-for-4, two runs, one triple
Daniel Alfonzo: 3-for-4, one RBI, one run, one double


HOW IT HAPPENED:

• After a scoreless six outs, the Yellow Jackets started to string hits together. Sophomore Alejandro Mosquera led the inning off with a single and rookie Austin Bequeath drew a walk. After an out, junior Chad Lavelle knocked the cover off the ball with a triple to centerfield and plated Mosquera and Bequeath.
• In the top of the third junior Michael Cruz led off with a double before senior Brandon Gaul laid down a beautiful bunt to move Cruz over to third. Senior Dalton Quinn lifted on to center which was caught and allowed Cruz to start.
• The Fighting Knights added a run in the fourth to make it a 3-1 game.
• Cruz drew a one out walk to start the fifth inning. Gaul drove him with a triple to left. Ultimately the Yellow Jackets left Gaul stranded but led 4-1 after five.
• The Fighting Knights tied the game in the bottom of the sixth by scoring three runs on four hits.
• AIC answered with a pair of runs of their own in the top of the seventh. With the bases loaded Quinn sent a shot to center field and doubled on the play as senior Angel Mendez and Lavelle scored to take the 6-4 lead.
• In the top of the ninth Quinn dug into the box with runners on second and third when he hit a flyball to right which allowed Mendez to tag from third and add an insurance run.
• With two outs and a runner on second in the bottom of the ninth Daniel Alfonzo traded places with his teammate to bring their deficit to two. The next batter walked but senior Joe Oliver was able to record the final out on a flyball to left field.

NEXT UP:

• The Yellow Jackets and Fighting Knights will round out their three game series on Sunday, March 6 at 2 p.m.