GAME OVERVIEW
The Lindenwood baseball team (26-22, 17-14 MIAA) lost 5-1 to Missouri Southern (31-16, 22-9 MIAA) in the first game of the weekend series on Friday at Lou Brock Sports Complex in St. Charles, Mo.
 
Kyle Hentis had a great game on the bump, as he went five innings and tallied 10 strikeouts.  Hentis surrendered a run in the top of the fourth, but it went unearned.  Missouri Southern added another run in the top of the sixth to take a 2-0 lead.
 
DJ Miller cut the deficit in half with a solo shot to left center in the bottom of the sixth, making it 2-1 in favor of Missouri Southern.  Both teams battled through the remainder of the game, but a three-run homer by Missouri Southern in the top of the ninth put the Lions down for good.
 
GAME LEADERS
Kyle Hentis (5.0 IP, 10 K, 0 ER, 1 R, 1 H)
DJ Miller (2-for-4, 1 RBI, 1 R, 1 HR)
Bryce Beckmann (1-for-4, 1 SB)
 
UP NEXT
The Lions take on Missouri Southern on Saturday for the second game of the series starting at 3 p.m. at Lou Brock Sports Complex in St. Charles, Mo.