The No. 25 Lindenwood baseball team defeated Northeastern State 3-1 on a late home run on Friday night at the Lou Brock Sports Complex in St. Charles, Mo.
 
Game Overview: No. 25 Lindenwood 3, Northeastern State 1
The pitching staff combined for nine innings pitch with 12 strikeouts and just four hits allowed while Nate Hillermann earned his third save of the season.  Drew Quinones drilled a triple into right center to set up a sacrifice fly to tie the game in the bottom of the sixth.  Neil Fischer blasted a two-run shot over the left field wall in the bottom of the eighth to give Lindenwood the 3-1 lead.
 
Game Leaders
Neil Fischer (1-for-3, 1 HR, 3 RBI)
Drew Quinones (1-for-3, 1 3B, 1 R)
Ian Nelson (3-for-4)
 
Up Next
Lindenwood improves to 8-3 on the year and 1-0 in conference while Northeastern State drops to 6-4 on the season and 0-1 in the MIAA.  The Lions will take on the RiverHawks in the second game of the series on Saturday at 3 p.m. at the Lou Brock Sports Complex in St. Charles, Mo.