GAME OVERVIEW
The Lindenwood baseball team (7-7, 2-0 MIAA) defeated Washburn (5-6, 0-2 MIAA) by a 9-4 final at Lou Brock Sports Complex in St. Charles, Mo.
 
Washburn quickly took the lead in the first inning with an RBI single with two outs.  The Lions put together a strong second inning as all of their runs came with two outs.  Kolby Schulte drove in the tying run on a single up the middle.  Mitchell Krebs put the Lions in front with a two-RBI single to centerfield, making it a 3-1 game.
 
The Ichabods tied the game at 3-3 in the top of the fourth, then regained the lead in the top of the fifth with a run on a sacrifice fly.  The Lions fought back in the seventh inning that started with a leadoff walk by Krebs.  DJ Miller hit a double down the right field line that put two runners in scoring position with no outs.  Krebs scored on a wild pitch and Miller scored on a single by Bryce Beckmann.
 
Neil Fischer hit a single to left field and ended up scoring in the same sequence after the Ichabods committed two fielding errors.  Beckmann and Fischer crossed the plate to make it 7-4 in favor of the Lions after seven innings.  Miller added two insurance runs with a two-RBI single up the middle, give the Lions the 9-4 lead.  Michael Cessna was lights out in his 2 2/3 innings of work as he tallied three strikeouts en route to his second victory this season.
 
GAME LEADERS
DJ Miller (3-for-4, 2 RBI, 1 R, 1 BB)
Kolby Schulte (3-for-5, 1 RBI, 2 R)
Mitchell Krebs (1-for-1, 2 RBI, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 HBP)
 
UP NEXT
Lindenwood will close out its season series with Washburn on Sunday at 1 p.m. at Lou Brock Sports Complex in St. Charles, Mo.