Playoffs: Lynbrook Tops North Shore in First Round

On Saturday, 13-seed Lynbrook (12-8) topped 12-seed North Shore (7-11) on the road in extra innings, 4-0.

Pitcher Alex Weingarten picked up his team-high fifth win of the year, coming in on 3.2 innings of scoreless relief. Starter Will Norris pitched 5.2 scoreless innings for the Owls.

The Owls and Vikings battled through eight scoreless innings in a game that didn't feature many hits for either side. In the top of the ninth inning, the Owls finally broke through with the first run of the game.

Andrew Marks has been one of the top hitters for Lynbrook all season and he came through once again. Marks hit a single to score Michael Millilo to make the score 1-0, followed up with three more Lynbrook runs in the inning off of North Shore pitcher Pat Lynn.

Weingarten shut down the North Shore lineup once again in the bottom of the ninth to hand Lynbrook its first playoff victory in five years. In his performance, he gave up just one hit while striking out five and not allowing a walk. Norris gave up just three hits while striking out five batters.

Lynbrook will move on to the second round to play at fifth-seeded Glen Cove, which fell to Garden City in the first round but is able to play another game for being in the higher-seeded section of the Class A bracket.

Lynbrook split a two-game series with Glen Cove in early April. Lynbrook won the first game, 8-3, and Glen Cove won the second, 4-3. The second round of the playoffs will take place on Monday, May 16. Check the Nassau Boces Athletics page for all scheduling updates for the Class A playoffs.