GAME OVERVIEW
Lindenwood softball fell 5-3 to Northeastern State in the fifth game of the MIAA Conference Championship. The Lions finish their season 29-17 overall, the second-best win total in the NCAA era for Lindenwood softball.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- The Lions were led at the plate by
Hanna Porter, who went 3-4 with a run scored.
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Hannah Johnson was 2-4 with a tworun home run.
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Caitlyn Touchette went 2-3.
- Austine Paule was 1-2 with a double and a pair of walks.
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Stormee Galka was 1-4 with a triple.
- The 2019 Lions finish the season with several offensive records. Lindenwood had a team batting average of .336, slugging percentage of .484 and on-base percentage of .388, all program NCAA singles-season records.
- Despite playing the fewest games of the NCAA era of Lindenwood softball, the Lions scored 273 runs, the second-most in program history. They also had 422 hits (second), 64 doubles (third) and 16 triples (third). Their 30 home runs are a single-season record.
- In the circle, the Lions experienced similar success with program NCAA records in ERA (3.23) and opponent batting average (.276).
- The Lions' nine shutouts this season are a Lindenwood NCAA record