The Lindenwood baseball team (8-10) dropped its second close game in a row to Murray State (10-3) by a score of 11-9 on Wednesday afternoon in Murray, Ky.

GAME OVERVIEW
The Lions jumped on the Racers early with two in the top of the first. Kam Edwards led off with a single and was eventually brought home on an RBI double by Filip Sarota. Jake Radosevich was the next man up and he changed placed with Sarota on a double of his own, making the score 2-0.

Murray State answered back with four runs in the bottom half, to take a 4-2 lead. Radosevich hit an opposite field homer to leadoff the third, cutting the deficit to 4-3, and Bryson Arnette launched one to center later in the inning to tie things at 4.

Lindenwood regained the lead in the fifth after a big two out hit from Evan Funkhouser drove in Sam Grunberg, giving the Lions a 5-4 advantage. Murray State used a trio of home runs in the bottom of the inning to take a 9-5 lead.

The Lions chipped away and plated three in the seventh. After the first two runners reached base, Charlie Isom-McCall tripled home Funkhouser and Arnette. Isom-McCall eventually scored on a groundout from Edwards, cutting the deficit to 9-8. The Racers tacked on a run in the bottom half, going up 10-8.

Arnette brought home a run with an RBI single in the eighth, pulling Lindenwood within one once again at 10-9. Murray State regained a two-run advantage, before closing it out in the ninth to win 11-9.

GAME LEADERS
Bryson Arnette (2-3, 1 HR, 2 RBI)
Jake Radosevich (2-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI)
Charlie Isom-McCall (2-5, 2 RBI)

UP NEXT
The Lions head to Memphis, Tenn. to begin a three-game series with Memphis on Friday. First pitch is set for 6:00 p.m.