The No. 6 Lindenwood baseball team (3-0, 0-0 GLVC) picked up a pair of wins over Truman State at Lou Brock Sports Complex in St. Charles, Mo. on Saturday, winning by scores of 3-0 and 12-1, respectively.
 
GAME ONE OVERVIEW
Blake Beckmann showed his dominance on Saturday, as he faced 15 batters in the first five innings and allowed just one hit.  The Lions jumped on the board early, as Mitchell Krebs drove in Kolby Schulte in the first inning for a 1-0 lead.  Jayce Maag extended the lead to two runs, after his double down the left field line brought in Alex Canty.  Beckmann finished his first start of the season with seven strong innings and nine strikeouts.  The 6-2 senior allowed just four hits and did not walk a batter during his 70 pitches.
 
Lindenwood grabbed an insurance run in the bottom of the eighth inning, as Beau Collier started the frame with a single to centerfield.  After a sacrifice bunt moved Collier to second base, Canty drove in his first run of the game on a ground-rule double to left center to give the Lions a 3-0 advantage.  Brody Roach shut the door to earn the first save of the season, as he pitched the final two innings and tallied two strikeouts.
 
GAME ONE LEADERS
Blake Beckmann (7.0 IP, 9 K, 0 ER, 4 H, 0 BB)
Alex Canty (1-for-3, 1 RBI, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 HBP, 1 SB)
Mitchell Krebs (2-for-4, 1 RBI, 1 SB)
 
GAME TWO OVERVIEW
Lindenwood piled on the runs to start the second game of Saturday's doubleheader, as Jack Lochner started the game with a double down the left field line.  Lochner later scored on a groundout to the pitcher to put the Lions up 1-0.  Collier drove in Schulte on the next at bat, and both Collier and Canty scored after a throwing error by Truman State.  Lindenwood held a 4-0 lead after the first inning, but the Bulldogs responded with one in the second.
 
The Lions continued to swing the bat well in the early stages of the game, as they added a pair of runs in the bottom of the second.  The second run of the inning came on a triple by Krebs, which gave Lindenwood a 6-1 lead.  The Lions loaded on the runs in the bottom of the fourth, as the scoring began with an-RBI triple by Bryce Beckmann.  Beckmann later scored on a throwing error by the Bulldogs, and Canty drove in a run on a single to centerfield.  Canty crossed the plate one batter later along with Collier, making the lead 12-1.
 
Krebs drove the final run on a double to centerfield in the fifth inning, as the Lions won the second game of the series in just seven innings.  Tyler Cassmeyer pitched five innings and allowed just one run, while Michael Cessna threw two-scoreless innings to close out the game.
 
GAME TWO LEADERS
Mitchell Krebs (2-for-4, 3 RBI, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 3B)
Alex Canty (2-for-3, 2 R, 1 RBI, 1 2B, 1 BB)
Jack Lochner (2-for-3, 3 R, 1 2B, 1 HBP)
 
UP NEXT
Lindenwood will look to sweep Truman State on Sunday, as the Lions take on the Bulldogs at 1:00 p.m. at Lou Brock Sports Complex in St. Charles, Mo.