The Lindenwood baseball team completed the sweep over Fort Hays State with a 10-5 win on Sunday at the Lou Brock Sports Complex in St. Charles, Mo.
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Game Overview: Lindenwood 10, Fort Hays State 5
The two teams traded runs early in the game as
Dominic Revetta tied the game at 1-1 after an RBI triple in the second inning.Â
Conor Behrens continued his great week with an RBI single to center in the third inning to knot the game up at 2-2.Â
Brett Andersen put the Lions in front 3-2 after driving in Revetta on an RBI single, but the Tiger regained the lead in the fifth inning with a two-run home run.
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Lindenwood took advantage of a fielding error by Fort Hays in the bottom of the fifth as two runs scored to give the Lions a 5-4 lead. The roles reversed in the top of the sixth after a wild pitch brought in the tying run for the Tigers. Andersen broke the tie with a single through the right side and
DJ Miller drove in a run to extend the lead.Â
Drew Quinones poked a two-RBI double to right center and Behrens drove in Quinones on a double down the left field line to quickly make it a 10-5 lead.Â
Michael Cessna earned his second win of the season after tossing two innings with one strikeout and no hits allowed.
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Game Leaders
Conor Behrens (3-for-4, 1 R, 2 RBI, 1 2B, 1 BB)
Drew Quinones (2-for-4, 3 R, 2 RBI, 2 2B, 1 BB)
Dominic Revetta (2-for-3, 1 R, 2 RBI, 1 2B, 1 3B)
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Up Next
Lindenwood improves to 22-20 on the season and 14-16 in the MIAA while Fort Hays State drops to 13-30 on the year and 5-24 in conference play. The Lions will head to Lebanon, Ill. on Wednesday to take on McKendree in a non-conference game starting at 2 p.m.
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