The Lindenwood baseball team lost the opening game of its three-game series with Nebraska-Kearney by a final of 16-2 on Friday in Kearney, Neb.
 
Game Overview: Nebraska-Kearney 16, Lindenwood 2
The Lions scored the first run of the game in the top of the first to take a quick 1-0 lead, but the Lopers answered in the bottom frame.  Nebraska-Kearney scored in bunches in the fourth and fifth innings after scoring a total of 13 combined runs.  Conor Behrens drove in the second run for the Lions in the top of the sixth on a single to left field.  Lindenwood scored just two runs on three hit in the game and committed three errors in the field.
 
Game Leaders
Conor Behrens (1-for-1, 1 RBI)
Kyle Teter (1-for-1, 1 R)
Wes Degener (0-for2, 1 R, 1 BB)
 
Up Next
Lindenwood falls to 12-13 on the year and 5-9 in the MIAA while Nebraska-Kearney improves to 15-10 on the season and 8-3 in conference play.  The Lions will take on the Lopers again on Saturday at 3 p.m. in Kearney, Neb.