ITTA BENA, Miss. - Lindenwood baseball (2-4, 0-0 OVC) went a perfect 2-0 against Mississippi Valley State (1-2, 0-0 SWAC) in a Saturday double-header. It marked the first two wins for the Lions this season as they enter week two of the 2025 season.
GAME ONE (7 inn.)
Lindenwood - 19
Mississippi Valley - 3
Lindenwood started off Saturday scoring 19 runs marking their most runs scored in a single game since the 2023 inaugural Division I season against Tennessee Tech. LU scored 19 runs on 12 hits with two errors while Mississippi Valley scored three runs on five hits with three errors.
Starting pitcher
Josh Newell (W, 1-1) picked up his first win of the season after throwing 5.0 innings allowing three runs, two earned, while striking out three.
Carson Subbert tossed the final two innings blanking the Delta Devils with three strikeouts.
Bryson Arnette went 3-5 at the plate against Mississippi Valley State with three RBI and two runs scored.
Charlie Isom-McCall also went 3-5 while driving in two runs and had hist first double in a Lindenwood uniform. Six different Lions drove in a run with five of those having multiple RBI.
After a quiet first two innings of the ball game, Lindenwood drove in the first two runs of the ball game in the third inning. Arnette had his first RBI single of the game to drive home the first run while
Sam Grunberg added an RBI sac fly. Newell went three-up three-down in the bottom half of the third.
The Lions' offense exploded for seven runs in the top of the fourth on five hits. Isom-McCall scored the third run on a pass ball to start the inning after doubling to start the third. Arnette added a two RBI single in his next plate appearance while
Jake Radosevich added a sac fly. After Arnette scored on a pass ball, Isom-McCall added the final two RBI of the inning with a single to left field to put the Lions ahead 9-0.
The Delta Devils added their only three runs of the ball game in the bottom half of the fourth off of Newell. Lindenwood had their second seven run inning in the sixth off of three hits and two errors by Mississippi Valley.
Tyler Thompson,
Filip Sarota Radosevich and Grunberg (2) all had an RBI in the inning as they led 16-3.
Lindenwood scored their final three runs in the top of the seventh off of two RBI from Sarota and a wild pitch from the Delta Devils as they picked up a 19-3 win to start the day.
GAME TWO
Lindenwood - 7
Mississippi Valley - 0
It was a one-hitter for the Lions during game two during their 7-0 victory over Mississippi Valley State after starting pitcher
Eli Brown threw 8.0 innings allowing one hit while striking out a career-high 12 batters. Brown's 12 strikeouts are the most all-time in a single game during the Division I era and is the second most in program history (14 in 2017 by Brendan Feldmann).
Lindenwood started off game two by scoring two runs in the top of the first after a two RBI double by Sarota. Sarota had a total of four RBI on Saturday. Brown added two strikeouts to end the first.
The Lions responded in the fourth inning scoring five of their seven runs in the inning on five hits, all with two outs. Grunberg scored
Brodie Short after he had a double.
Jack Meyer and
Kam Edwards then added back-to-back RBI doubles to bring home two more runs. Isom-McCall scored on a wild pitch and Thompson added another RBI as the Lions led 7-0 after the inning.
The No-Hit bid for Brown ended in the eight inning after a single to third base.
Easton Rakers would throw the final inning as the Lions wrapped up their undefeated Saturday.
Lindenwood will be back in action on Sunday, Feb. 23rd for two more games against the Delta Devils. For more information go to lindenwoodlions.com.
