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Brett Bowers
Don Adams Jr.
3
Southern Indiana USI 7-19, 0-4 OVC
6
Winner Lindenwood LWU 4-22, 1-3 OVC
Southern Indiana USI
7-19, 0-4 OVC
3
Final
6
Lindenwood LWU
4-22, 1-3 OVC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Southern Indiana USI 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 0
Lindenwood LWU 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 3 X 6 9 1

W: Subbert, Carson (1-1) L: Anderson, Cory (0-2) S: Rakers, Easton (2)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Breaks Through Late Tie for 6-3 Victory over Southern Indiana

ST. CHARLES, MO. --The Lindenwood baseball team broke through after a 3-3 tie in the seventh inning to knock off the Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles 6-3 on Friday at Lou Brock Sports Complex.

Freshman Carson Subbert (1-1) picked up the victory out of the bullpen for Lindenwood.  The right-hander went two shutout innings while giving up two hits, allowing one walk and striking out two. Freshman Easton Rakers also made an impact on the mound for the Lions, throwing one scoreless inning while allowing no hits.

Junior Brett Bowers led the way offensively for the Lions, going 1-for-3 in the ballgame with a double, a walk and two RBI.  Senior Joe Copeland compiled a noteworthy performance as well, going 2-for-4 with a walk and two RBI.  Junior Colin Shea also contributed, going 2-for-3 for Lindenwood with a double and a walk.

HOW IT HAPPENED
Trailing 2-0, the Lions first put runs on the board in the third inning. Lindenwood scored twice on a two-run double off the bat of Bowers.

The Screaming Eagles broke the tie and re-took the lead heading into the fourth inning, when the Lions got back on the scoreboard.  Shea came across to score the lone run of the inning for Lindenwood, which evened the score at 3-3.

That 3-3 tie turned into a 6-3 Lindenwood lead in the eighth.  The Lions scored three runs in the frame, two of them coming across on a two-run single off the bat of Copeland.  The score remained 6-3 for the rest of the game, as Lindenwood held on for the win.

GAME NOTES
» Sophomore Preston Salazar struck out five Screaming Eagles hitters.
» Lindenwood's highest scoring inning was the eighth, when it pushed three runs across.
» The Lions out-hit the Screaming Eagles at a 9-6 clip.
» Lindenwood pitchers limited Southern Indiana to just 2-for-12 (.167) with runners in scoring position.
» Lindenwood pitchers faced 42 Southern Indiana hitters in the game, allowing 10 ground balls and 10 fly balls while striking out seven.
» The Lions drew seven walks from Southern Indiana pitching.
» Bowers led the Lions at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a double and two RBI.
» Southern Indiana was led offensively by freshman Caleb Niehaus, who went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.

UP NEXT
Lindenwood will take on Southern Indiana in the second game of the weekend series on Saturday for at 1:00 p.m. start at Lou Brock Sports Complex in St. Charles, Mo.

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