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Storyline
Last weekend the Lions played their first two conference games of the season and fell in both of them. This week the team will have a chance to get some redemption as they will have four games against HAAC foes.

First up for the Lions will be a doubleheader against the visiting Graceland Yellowjackets. Graceland has struggled in the early season compiling just one win. To wrap up the week the Baker Wildcats will visit St. Charles for a pair of games.
       
Last Week's Results
For the first time in 2010 the Lindenwood baseball team took on a HAAC foe. Game one started with Benedictine jumping out to a 3-0 lead in the top of the fifth inning. The Lions did not go away, cutting into the lead in the bottom of the fifth with two runs. With Lindenwood trailing by a single tally in the bottom of the sixth Shelby Anderson connected on a long home run to tie the score at three.

With the game tied at three in the top of the seventh Benedictine was able to scoot across a run to give them a 4-3, which they would hold onto for the win.

The second game of the day was a 1-0 win for the visiting team. Lindenwood could not get anything going at the plate only compiling just five hits. Evan Vinyard started on the hill for Lindenwood and gave up just one run on six hits.    

Next up was a non-confernece match-up against the Harris-Stowe Hornets. The Hornets jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning. But that lead would not last long as the Lions would score three runs in the second inning and three more in the third to take a 6-1 lead. Harris-Stowe was able to push across three runs in the sixth to cut the lead to two but that as close as they would get.

The final game of the weekend started with the Lions scoring runs in the first two innings. But the Hornets came back to take the lead in the top of the third with three runs. With the Lions trailing 3-2 in the bottom of the fifth, the offense exploded for five runs to take a 7-3 lead. Lindenwood would tack on another four in the bottom of the sixth capped off by Frank Corpus bases-loaded double that cleared the bases.
     
Stalwarts
So far this season only two players have started every game. Senior Frank Corpus and junior Shelby Anderson have been the only constant in the lineup this season.

Home Cookin'
The Lions have started their home portion of the schedule with a record of 6-2.  After playing their first 14 games away from St. Charles they will 14 games in a row at the Lou Brock Sports Complex. In 2009, the squad compiled a 14-8 record at home.

Goin' Deep
Shelby Anderson has started the 2010 season showing some major power. In 22 games, the junior has connected on seven bombs, which is the third most in the country.
Going The Distance

Already this season the team has four complete games. Zach Malawey leads the team with two, while Evan Vinyard and Randy Serrato each have one. A year ago the Lions compiled nine complete games.

Piling Up The K's
The Lindenwood pitching staff is racking up the strikeouts in quick fashion. The 151 total strikeouts is the sixth most in the country.

Milestone
When the team beat Harris-Stowe last weekend head coach Doug Bletcher won his 100th game at the helm of the Lindenwood program. He has compiled a record of 100-40-1 in his three years at the school. 

HAAC Champs
For the second consecutive year the Lions were the HAAC Champs. In 2009 they complied a 32-8 conference record and also won four straight games in the conference tournament to be crowned the tourney champs.

Errorless Baseball
When the team has committed one or no errors they are 12-1. On the contrary if they commit two or more they have a record of 1-6.

Scouting Graceland
Graceland comes into St. Charles with an overall record of 2-11 and a conference mark of 1-1. The Yellowjackets started the season with eight consecutive losses. It has been a rough start at the plate for the Jackets. As a team they are hitting just .208 compared to opponents who are hitting .328.

Leading the way at the plate for the Yellowjackets is Chase Kuehl who is leading the team with an average of .458 including a home run. On the hill Koa Kaleo has compiled a 2-0 record and has thrown 17 innings.

Brady McKillip begins his ninth season at the helm of the Graceland baseball program with a college record of 154-232, including a 90-121 mark in the HAAC, one of the Nation's top baseball conferences.

Scouting Baker
Baker University will be the Lions second opponent this week and they come into the Lou Brock Sports Complex with a record of 3-5. This weekend's games will be its first conference games.

So far this season Wildcats pitching has held opponents to just a .245 average. Leading the way on the hill is Sean McAllister who has a record of 1-0 and an ERA of 2.84. Bryce Daily leads the Wildcats at the plate with an average of .381 to go along with seven RBI.

 With ties to the Baker University baseball team since 1983, Phil Hannon has served as head coach of the Wildcats since July 1999. Hannon has brought a wealth of baseball experience to Baker. He played minor league baseball in the Chicago Cubs organization for five years and coached and managed at the minor league level for another three years.

Up Next
Lindenwood will take on MidAmerica Nazarene in a doubleheader at home and then after 12 straight home games the Lions will go on the road to take on William Jewell.