The Lindenwood baseball team bounced back on Friday with an 8-6 win over Central Oklahoma in Edmond, Okla. with the help of a three-run homer by Wes Degener.
 
Game Overview: Lindenwood 8, Central Oklahoma 6
Ian Nelson helped start the scoring for the Lions in the top of the second after a nine-pitch at-bat resulted in a single.  The Lions were patient at the plate and later scored two runs on bases-loaded walks.  DJ Miller drove in the third run of the inning to put Lindenwood ahead 3-0.  Central Oklahoma responded with a run in the bottom of the inning and posted three runs of its own in the bottom of the third to take a 4-3 lead.
 
Ryan Sosnowski crossed the plate in the top of the fourth to tie the game, but again the Bronchos took the lead with a run in the bottom of the fifth.  Wes Degener flipped the momentum back in favor of the Lions with a three-run dinger to right center, giving Lindenwood the 7-5 advantage.  Each team scored one run the rest of the game as the Lions had a clutch pitching performance from Lucas Tibbs who earned his first win of the season.
 
Game Leaders
Wes Degener (2-for-4, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 1 R, 1 BB)
Lucas Tibbs (4 IP, 5 K, 1 R, 3 H)
Ryan Sosnowski ( 2-for-4, 3 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 BB
 
Up Next
Lindenwood improves to 14-15 on the season and 7-11 in the MIAA while Central Oklahoma falls to 23-10 on the year and 15-4 in the conference.  The Lions will look to take the series from the Bronchos on Saturday at 1 p.m. in Edmond, Okla.