The No. 25 Lindenwood baseball team split its doubleheader on Sunday against Northeastern State at the Lou Brock Sports Complex to win the first MIAA-series of the season.
 
Game One Overview: No. 25 Lindenwood 8, Northeastern State 7
Wes Degener broke the program record of hits in a career in the NCAA era with his first at bat of the game.  Degener and Drew Quinones later scored on a triple by Neil Fischer to put the Lions up 2-1.  Fischer crossed the plate in the first inning as well to give Lindenwood an early two-run lead.  Ian Nelson drove in Fischer for the second time in the game in the fourth inning to keep the Lions up by two.
 
After surrendering five-consecutive runs, the Lions poured on three runs in the eighth including a two-RBI single by Nelson and a sacrifice fly by Conor Behrens to tie the game.  Quinones won the game on a walk-off single to score pinch-runner Rayce Singbush in the ninth inning.
 
Game One Leaders
Wes Degener (3-for-5, 1 R)
Ian Nelson (2-for-4, 4 RBI)
Neil Fischer (1-for-2, 3 R, 2 RBI, 2 BB)
 
Game Two Overview: Northeastern State 5, No. 25 Lindenwood 2
The Lions struggled to score runs in the second game as they posted just five hits, but drew nine walks.  Tyler Cassmeyer allowed three earned runs on seven hits and tallied eight strikeouts while Lucas Tibbs tossed three scoreless innings while striking out four batters.  Ian Nelson tallied his fifth RBI of the day, but the second run of the game was not enough for the Lions.
 
Game Two Leaders
Lucas Tibbs (3.0 IP, 0 R, 4 K, 2 H)
Wes Degener (1-for-2, 1 RBI, 2 BB, 1 SB)
Paul Sherwood (2-for-4)
 
Up Next
Lindenwood holds a 9-4 record on the season with a 2-1 mark in the MIAA while the RiverHawks move to 7-5 on the year and 1-2 in conference play.  The Lions will travel to Pittsburg, Kan. on Friday to take on Pittsburg State at in a three-game series starting at 2 p.m.