ROCHESTER — Roman Lynch came to the plate five times on Sunday. He had one hit.
Lynch couldn’t have picked a better time to deliver, though. The Rochester Royals’ left fielder drilled a 1-0 pitch to center field with two outs in the bottom of the 13th inning, and Gavin Klennert cruised home from second base to give the Royals a 3-2 victory against the Lakeville Loonatics at Mayo Field.
Rochester took a 2-1 lead into the top of the ninth, but Lakeville scratched out a run on a sacrifice fly to tie the score and force extra innings.
The Royals took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the second inning, when Lynch led off with a walk then scored on an Owen Kelly base hit two batters later.
Rochester extended its lead to 2-0 in the sixth, when Kelly reached on an error with two outs, then leadoff hitter Mike Michalak drove him in with a base hit to left field.
Lakeville answered with one run in the seventh and the tying run in the ninth to send the game to extra innings, where Lynch delivered the clutch two-out hit.
The Royals received strong outings from three pitchers. Starter Kasey Carlson went seven innings and scattered nine hits, allowing just one run in that span, while recording eight strikeouts.
Aaron Terpstra then went four innings in relief, allowing a run on three hits, with five strikeouts.
Brayden Kottschade threw the final two innings and earned the win. He gave up just one hit, didn’t allow a run and struck out five batters.
The Royals (7-5 overall) face The Yard 18U program at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Mayo Field, then are off until July 8, when they host the Cannon Falls Bears at 7:30 p.m.
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