The Lindenwood baseball team (17-11, 6-1 GLVC) split Saturday's doubleheader with William Jewell (17-8, 4-3 GLVC).  The Lions took the first game by a 4-2 margin, while the Cardinals closed out the day with a 3-0 win.
 
GAME ONE OVERVIEW
Lindenwood jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the second inning, after Will Lanxon and Austin Schmitt hit back-to-back RBI singles.  William Jewell tied the game in the bottom of the fifth, as the Cardinals scored a pair of runs on a two-out single to centerfield.  The Lions had two runners in scoring position with two outs in the top of the seventh, when a fielding blunder allowed both runners to score.  Lindenwood held on for the 4-2 victory, as Jacob Thompson shut the door with his first save of the year.
 
GAME ONE LEADERS
Will Lanxon (3-for-4, 1 RBI)
Austin Schmitt (1-for-3, 1 RBI, 1 SF)
Alex Gauspohl (1-for-2, 1 R, 1 BB)
 
GAME TWO OVERVIEW
Lindenwood struggled at the plate in the second game of the doubleheader.  The Lions generated two hits and left four runners stranded in the seven-inning affair.  Eli Brown and Niko Marshall gave the Lions a change throughout the game, as they combined for eight hits allowed in six innings pitched.
 
GAME TWO LEADERS
Jack Meyer (1-for-2, 1 HBP)
Austin Schmitt (1-for-3, 1 2B)
 
UP NEXT
Lindenwood will conclude the series with William Jewell on Sunday at 12:00 p.m. in Kansas City, Mo.