The Lindenwood baseball team (15-10, 4-0 GLVC) swept Southwest Baptist (5-20, 0-4 GLVC) with a 6-0 win in the final game of the season series on Sunday at Lou Brock Sports Complex in St. Charles, Mo.
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GAME OVERVIEW
Lindenwood took a lead in the fourth inning, as
Calvin Nowak scored from third base.Â
Will Henson was hit by a pitch with bases loaded to bring in the second run of the inning.Â
Chad Donze completed his outing with 4.2 innings and six strikeouts, while surrendering just three hits.
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Austin Schmitt drove in
Alex Gauspohl in the fifth inning to give the Lions a 3-0 lead. Schmitt added another RBI to his stat line in the sixth inning, extending the lead to four runs. In the seventh inning,
Michael Ward drove in a run on a double to left field, while Henson tallied an RBI on a single to centerfield.Â
Jacob Thompson came in a closed the door in the final 4.1 innings of work, securing the 6-0 win to sweep the weekend series.
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GAME LEADERS
Chad Donze (4.2 IP, 6 K, 0 R, 3 H)
Jacob Thompson (4.1 IP, 4 K, 0 R, 2 H)
Austin Schmitt (2-for-4, 2 RBI, 1 2B, 1 SF)
Will Henson (1-for-2, 2 RBI, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 HBP)
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UP NEXT
Lindenwood will hit the road to take on William Jewell in a four-game series starting at 1:00 p.m. on Friday in Liberty, Mo.
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