The Lindenwood baseball team picked up an 8-7 win over Illinois-Springfield on Tuesday night at the Lou Brock Sports Complex in St. Charles, Mo.
 
Lindenwood scored eight runs on just seven hits including two by Paul Sherwood.  Kyle Teter drove in three runs while the Lions drew eight walks as a team and were plunked twice.  Austin Meine pitched two strong innings as he registered two strikeouts and did not allow a hit while Connor Law tallied his second save in a scoreless ninth inning.
 
The Lions were handed a run in the bottom of the first inning after Drew Quinones scored on a balk by the pitcher.  Teter added two runs on the board with a double down the left field line to give Lindenwood a 3-0 lead.  Illinois-Springfield answered back with four runs in the top of the fourth to take its first lead of the game.
 
Brett Andersen tied the game in the bottom of the fourth with a one-out single to right field.  Quinones singled to right field to put the Lions ahead by one run and Ryan Sosnowski drove in Andersen on a double up the middle.  Teter picked up his third RBI of the game with a sacrifice fly to give Lindenwood a 7-4 advantage.
 
The Prairie Stars added a pair of runs in the top of the fifth to cut into the Lindenwood lead, but Mark Melville gave the Lions a buffer with an RBI single down the right field line.  Illinois-Springfield scored another run in the top of the eight, but Law closed the door in the ninth to solidify an 8-7 victory on Tuesday.
 
Lindenwood improves to 10-7 on the season while Illinois-Springfield drops to 7-4 on the year.  The Lions will host Nebraska-Kearney in a three-game set this weekend with the first game starting at 1 p.m. on Thursday at the Lou Brock Sports Complex in St. Charles, Mo.