BOCA RATON, Fla.- The Palm Beach Atlantic baseball team fell to Lynn University in a close contest, 5–4, on Tuesday. Despite leading through the first four innings, the Sailfish could not hold off Lynn's three-run rally in the ninth inning.
Lynn turned the game on its head in the ninth inning with a sequence marked by 'Fish miscues. A fielding error and a wild pitch allowed two unearned runs to score, tying the game. A subsequent single brought in the decisive run, sealing the late-inning turnaround.
Earlier, PBA built a lead through opportunistic play. In the second inning,
Andrew Fernandez reached on an error, later scoring thanks to a sacrifice fly by
Aaron Vetter.
Aidan Pierre's double put him in scoring position, and
Kody Kelly capitalized with an RBI single. The team maintained pressure with aggressive baserunning, as
Jake McNamara and
Carter Parent executed a successful double steal that set up a sacrifice fly from
Finley Holmes in the first inning.
Despite holding onto the lead into the late innings, the Sailfish were unable to fend off the surge in the ninth, as their final attempt in the top half ended with a caught stealing and two flyouts.
Aidan McKee started on the mound for PBA, pitching 2 1/3 innings and allowing two hits with one earned run, while striking out one and issuing three walks.
A.J. Prendergast followed with 1 2/3 innings of relief, conceding two walks and recording one strikeout.
Gavin Ingram pitched 2 1/3 innings, giving up three hits, including a home run, and one earned run while striking out one.
Jack Mischke contributed 1 2/3 innings, allowing one hit and two runs, and was charged with the loss.
Lucas Chantres faced challenges in his brief appearance, issuing two walks and allowing one hit without recording an out.
Jake McNamara led the team with three hits and scored one run while also stealing a base.
Andrew Fernandez contributed by scoring two runs and swiping one base.
Kody Kelly drove in two runs, providing a boost to the team's scoring efforts.
The Sailfish return to the field this weekend when they head to Embry-Riddle for a conference series in Daytona Beach.
