The Lindenwood baseball team won the final game of the three-game series against Washburn by a final of 7-4 on Sunday in Topeka, Kan.
 
Game Overview: Lindenwood 7, Washburn 4
The Lions jumped out to an early lead that started with a run in the top of the first inning.  DJ Miller hit a two-out single up the middle to bring in Ryan Sosnowski and Conor Behrens drove in two runs on a single to put the Lions up 4-0 after two innings.  The Ichabods scored two runs in the bottom of the third to cut the lead in half.  Drew Quinones hit an RBI sacrifice fly and Dominic Revetta drove in Miller on a single to put the lead back to four runs.
 
Washburn again cut the Lindenwood lead down to two runs after a pair in the bottom of the sixth inning.  Miller tripled in the top of the eighth to add the insurance run, making it a 7-4 ballgame.  Tyler Cassmeyer tossed six innings and allowed four runs on eight hits with four strikeouts.  Michael Cessna and Kyle Hentis combined to throw the final three innings with just one hit allowed and each tallied a strikeout.
 
Game Leaders
DJ Miller (3-for-5, 2 R, 2 RBI, 1 3B, 1 2B)
Wes Degener (3-for-4, 4 R, 1 BB)
Drew Quinones (1-for-3, 2 RBI, 1 2B, 1 BB, 1 SF)
 
Up Next
Lindenwood improves to 24-22 on the season and 15-18 in the MIAA while Washburn falls to 17-30 on the year and 11-25 in conference play.  The Lions will host Missouri S&T on Tuesday night at 6 p.m. at the Lou Brock Sports Complex in St. Charles, Mo.