GAME OVERVIEW
Lindenwood softball swept Pittsburg State at the Lou Brock Sports Complex in a pair of close games. The Lions won the opener 3-0 and the second game 4-1. Stormee Galka started both games in the circle, throwing a total of 12 innings with eight strikeouts against the Gorillas. Lindenwood rises to 19-13 overall and 8-10 in conference play.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- In the first game, Austine Pauley led the Lions offense, going 2-3 with a double, a triple and a pair of runs scored. 
- Stormee Galka and Taylor Bushman hit first and second, respectively with each player garnering a steal in the game. 
- Galka threw the complete game shutout, allowing five hits with two walks and five strikeouts. 

- In game two Courtney Klosinski was 2-2 with a double, a run scored and an RBI.
- Becca Stocker entered the game in the top of the sixth as a defensive sub. She then came to bat in the bottom of the inning and responded with a two-run single.
- Pauley was 1-3 with a triple in the game. 
- Sam Dean went 1-3 with the eventual game-winning double, a run scored and an RBI. 
- Galka started the second game as well, throwing five innings with three hits, three strikeouts and one walk. She allowed one earned run against the Gorillas.
- Marina Esparza got the win in game two, allowing a hit and striking out two in 2.0 IP. 

UP NEXT
The Lions face Missouri Southern in a doubleheader tomorrow at noon.