Games #10-12
Feb. 23-24 | St. Charles, Mo.
Feb. 23 vs. Green Bay (11:00 a.m. CT) |
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Feb. 24 vs. Northern Illinois (TBA) |
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Feb. 24 vs. Northern Illinois (TBA) |
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Game Information:
Dates: Sunday, Feb. 23rd - Monday, Feb. 24th
Location: St. Charles, Mo.
Venue: Lou Brock Stadium
On-Tap
Lindenwood softball (4-5, 0-0 OVC) has announced a new upcoming schedule for this weekend's game which includes an early preview of the team at Lou Brock Stadium. The Lions' original tournament at Murray State was canceled due to weather. LU will not play three games later this weekend with all three being played at Lou Brock.
Starting on Sunday, Lindenwood will host Green Bay (2-3, 0-0 HL) at 11:00 a.m. CT at Lou Brock Stadium. Lindenwood will also play host to two neutral site games starting at 1:00 p.m. CT with Green Bay and Northern Illinois playing followed by Northern Illinois (3-6, 0-0 MAC) vs. Saint Louis.
On Monday, Lindenwood will play a double header against NIU. The times for these two games will be dependent on in Saint Louis can host their two games at their home field. These times will be decided at the conclusion of Sunday's games.
Last Weekend Recap
Lindenwood participated at the Chattanooga Challenge last weekend ending with a 2-3 record. The Lions went 2-1 against the host school Chattanooga and lost to undefeated Northern Alabama. LU's record is currently 4-5 heading into this week.
Jolie McMinn had the hot bat last weekend in Chattanooga, Tenn. after hitting .455 in four games played. McMinn had a team-high five hits while adding a double and a home run. She ended the weekend with two RBI and a .818 slugging percentage.
Irelynn West became just the second person to ever in three home runs in a single game and the first to accomplish this during the Division I era. In a 5-4 win over Chattanooga, Lindenwood's four hits were all home runs including three from West and one from McMinn.
Ryleigh Owens and
Samantha Roulanaitis both picked up a win against Chattanooga last weekend. Roulanaitis had a team-high 10 strikeouts while Owens added eight.
OVC Preseason Poll
The Redhawks of Southeast Missouri State were selected as the 2025 Preseason favorite, garnering nine first-place votes and finishing with 152 points after claiming the OVC Tournament Championship last season. They were followed by Southern Indiana who received six first-place votes (140 points) and 2024 OVC Regular Season Champion Eastern Illinois with five first-place votes (139 points).
Tennessee State follows the top three ranking fourth with 107 points followed by Tennessee Tech (82), Lindenwood (80), UT Martin (74), SIUE (73), Morehead State (30) and Western Illinois (23). There are a total of 27 conference games this season with each team playing the other schools three times.
2025 Statistical Leaders
Batting Average:
Jolie McMinn (.353)
Hits: McMinn/
Tori Hatton/
Madisen Noll/
Dallis Darnell (2)
RBI: Noll (7)
ERA:
Avery Wapp (2.80)
Strikeouts: Roulanaitis (15)
Head Coach Erin Brown
Erin Brown is entering her fourth season as the head coach of the Lindenwood softball team in 2025.
Brown led the Lions to an OVC Tournament appearance after guiding Lindenwood to a 25-25 record. Lindenwood had an impressive home record in 2024 going 12-5 at Lou Brock Sports Complex.
Irelynn West earned First Team All-conference honors while
Amanda Weyh earned Second Team. Under Brown, the Lions swept cross-town rivals Saint Louis in two games during a home-and-home series. The Lions went 13-14 in OVC play. Brown also coached five CSC Academic All-District players.
In 2023, the Lions went 16-32, including an 8-15 mark against OVC competition. Lindenwood finished with a winning record at home (12-10) and swept eventual conference champion Eastern Illinois late in the year at Lou Brock Sports Complex.
Irelynn West and
Dallis Darnell earned all-conference honors with West being a second-team selection and Darnell being named to the all-newcomer team.
Up Next
Lindenwood returns home next weekend for the Lindenwood Invitational starting on Saturday, Feb. 28th. For more information go to lindenwoodlions.com.
