Sinzenich Single Sends Panthers to Walk-Off Win in Game One
Ryan Sinzenich - Photo credit: James Ragan Photography |
For the second consecutive day, the Florida Tech Panthers
used late inning heroics to beat the visitors from Lynn University. The
Panthers scored two runs in the bottom of the ninth Saturday, sending them to a
4-3 come-from-behind win in game one of a doubleheader.
Ryan Sinzenich
singled to right field in the bottom of the ninth, plating pinch-runner Raul Quintero with the winning run.
This just hours after the Panthers came from
behind to win 8-5 on Friday night, in game one of the series.
It was a pitchers’ duel early, as Panthers hurler Tyler Deel and Lynn starter Frank
Grandinette made it hard on the offenses for the early part of the game. Deel
retired 13 of the first 14 he faced, allowing a home run to Karl Ellison in the
second inning.
Grant McKown got
the first hit for the Panthers to start the bottom of the fourth, but he was
erased when Reid Neal hit into a double play. Ellison started Lynn’s half of
the fifth with a double and scored on an error by Trent Masih, giving the Fighting Knights a 2-0 lead. Deel induced a
double play grounder off the bat of Willie Seay, to escape further damage.
Daniel Szpik got
the Panthers on the board in the bottom of the fifth when he jacked one over
the left field fence, leading off the inning. Nick Capra then drew a walk, but was left stranded at second.
Lynn (20-9) threatened again in the top of the sixth, with
two singles and a hit by pitch loading the bases. That brought Tyler Curtis to
the plate and with two strikes on him, he appeared to call timeout, which was
never granted at home plate. Deel threw the pitch and it was right there for
strike three, ending the inning. Lynn head coach Rudy Garbalosa argued, but to
no avail.
The visitors did extend their lead in the top of the eighth.
Grant Willcoxon started the inning
in relief of Deel. He faced three batters, walking one and allowing a single. Justin Barney took over for him and
gave up an RBI single to Curtis, making it a 3-1 game.
Florida Tech (16-11) got that run back in the bottom of the
eighth. Sinzenich doubled to start the inning and moved to third on a grounder
by Kevin Capella. He came home an RBI
ground out by Pedro Rivera, closing
the gap to 3-2.
In the top of the ninth, D.J. Daniels and Patrick Dorrian
singled, but Barney got Miguel Ceballos to strike out, ending the inning and
setting up a very exciting bottom of the ninth.
John Sternagel, who hit two home runs on Friday, just missed
another to start the ninth. The ball was high in the air and Daniels lost it in
the sun, as it hit high off the wall in center. Sternagel made it to third base
and it was scored an error on Daniels. Capra drew a walk one out later and was
lifted for Quintero.
David Wilson, who has been very good at moving runners with
his sacrifice bunting ability did it again, scoring Sternagel with the tying
run. The bunt was misplayed, allowing Wilson to reach as well. That set up
Sinzenich, who came through with the game-winning single off Grandinette.
For more info: Lynn
at Florida Tech Box Score
Offensively, McKown, Szpik and all went 2-for-4. The only
other hit came from Masih.
You can read all about game two, by clicking here.
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