ST. CHARLES, Mo. --Junior Logan Stevens racked up four hits to help propel the Lindenwood baseball team (13-42, 8-16 OVC) to a victory over the SIUE Cougars (26-27, 9-15 OVC) by a margin of 11-5 on Saturday at Lou Brock Sports Complex.
In addition to his four hits, Stevens had two doubles and three RBI to lead the Lions. Senior Joe Copeland furnished a standout performance at the dish as well, going 2-for-3 with a double, a triple, two walks and three RBI. Sophomore Dawson Hokuf also contributed for Lindenwood, putting together one hit in five trips to the plate while adding a double and two RBI.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Trailing 1-0, the Lions first put runs on the board in the third inning. Lindenwood got on the board thanks to Stevens' RBI double with two outs.
The score stayed at 1-1 until the very next inning, when the Lions put runs on the scoreboard once again. The Lindenwood offense exploded for seven runs, highlighted by a two-run double off the bat of Stevens and a two-run double from Hokuf, which brought the score to 8-1 in favor of the Lions.
Lindenwood held SIUE scoreless before expanding their lead to 11-1 the following inning. The Lions recorded three runs in the frame, two of them coming across on a two-run triple from Copeland. SIUE put four runs on the scoreboard before the game was over, but Lindenwood still coasted to the 11-5 win.
GAME NOTES
» Stevens racked up four hits on the day for Lindenwood.
» The Lions had both Stevens and Copeland crush multiple extra-base hits in the ballgame.
» Copeland and Stevens drove in three runs each for the Lions.
» Lindenwood's highest scoring inning was the fourth, when it pushed seven runs across.
» The Lions out-hit the Cougars at a 12-8 clip.
» Lindenwood went 7-for-16 (.438) with runners in scoring position.
» Lindenwood pitchers limited SIUE to just 2-for-15 (.133) with runners in scoring position.
» Lindenwood pitchers faced 44 SIUE hitters in the game, allowing nine ground balls and 12 fly balls while striking out six.
» The Lions drew seven walks from SIUE pitching.
» Copeland led the Lions at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a double, a triple and three RBI.