The magic continues for the Lindenwood baseball after it scored three runs in the final inning to defeat St. Cloud State 10-8 on Sunday in Emporia, Kan. to advance to the Central Regional Championship Game.
 
Lindenwood saw its 6-0 diminish to an 8-7 deficit heading into the top of the ninth, but the Lions scored three runs on two hits to take a two run lead and Connor Law shut the door for his 12th save of the season.  Drew Quinones was a big part of the ninth-inning rally as he ended the day with three runs and two hits while Paul Sherwood led the squad with three RBI.
 
The Lions scored the first run of the game in the top of the second after Rayce Singbush hit a one-out single to left field and drove in Quinones.  Lindenwood put together a big inning in the third frame that began with a Wes Degener double down the right field line.  Tyler Muehling drove in Degener on a double of his own to make it a 2-0 ballgame.  Ryan Sosnowski hit a single up the middle and moved to second on the throw.  Quinones drove in Muehling on a single through the right side and Sherwood drove in a pair on a single up the middle as Lindenwood held a 6-0 lead.
 
St. Cloud State began to chip away at the Lindenwood lead with a run in the bottom of the fourth, but Sam Baxter hit an RBI double in the top of the fifth to put it back to a six-run ball game.  The Huskies compiled six runs in two innings to tie the game at 7-7 after six innings and took the lead in the seventh with an RBI single.
 
The Lions stayed focused and Quinones opened the top of the ninth with a double down the right field line.  Kyle Teter hit a fly ball deep enough to get Quinones to third with just one out and a chance to tie the game.  Conor Behrens drew a walk and Singbush hit a ball to third base for a potential game-ending double play, but an errant throw allowed Quinones to cross the play and tie the game at 8-8.  Baxter executed a hit-and-run perfectly to bring in Behrens and put Singbush at second base with two outs.  Sherwood drove in Singbush on a single as the Lions held a 10-8 lead heading into the bottom of the ninth and Law shut the Huskies down.
 
Lindenwood improves to 38-18 while the Huskies fall to 41-18 on the season.  The Lions will advance to the Central Regional Championship Game on Monday at 11 a.m. in Emporia, Kan. 

 

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