BOCA RATON, Fla. -- Junior shortstop Sean Brown singled in two runs and senior right fielder Noah Putney (Glassboro, N.J.) had two hits as Caldwell baseball opened its Florida trip with a 13-3 loss to Lynn University (14-9).

Brown's second-inning, two-out hit brought in soph 3B Michael Cruz (Miami) and junior DH Liam Lombardi (Stony Point, N.Y.) to pull the Cougars to a 2-2 tie.

Later, soph 2B Malik Little (Bergenfield, N.J.) brought in senior 1B Zach Saunders (Adelphi, Md.) on a fielder's choice for Caldwell's third run of the day.

Senior righthander Elias Negron (Virginia Beach, Va.) made his first start of the season for the Cougars, pitching the first three innings.

The Cougars (1-2) continue their Florida swing with a game against a more familiar opponent, Bentley, on Tuesday at noon in Lake Worth Beach.