The Lindenwood baseball team (11-14) scored seven runs in the ninth and eventually defeat Bradley (3-17), 12-11 in 14 innings on Tuesday night from Lou Brock Sports Complex
GAME OVERVIEW
Bradley hit a two out three-run homer in the first to go up 3-0. Lindenwood scratched one across in the bottom of the inning with an RBI groundout from
Filip Sarota, scoring
Charlie Isom-McCall.
Another home run for the Braves restored the three-run lead in the second. Lindenwood got one back on the third.
Kam Edwards eventually came around to score after a leadoff double, cutting the deficit to 4-2. Bradley added three in the fourth and two in the fifth, going up 9-2.
The Braves extended the lead to 10-2 with one more in the sixth. The Lions plated one in the eighth as Isom-McCall tripled home Edwards, making the score 10-3.
Tanner Simpson kept the line moving with a single to bring home Isom-McCall.
Bradley pushed one across in the ninth. For Lindenwood,
Tyler Ellis led off the bottom half with a solo homer, moving the score to 11-5.
The Lions kept chipping away, after a double from
Tyler Thompson,
Jack Meyer brought him home with a two-run homer, cutting the deficit to 11-7. Lindenwood plated another with a triple from Edwards later in the inning, scoring
Mitch Cummins. One batter later, Isom-McCall drove in his third of the night, plating Edwards, making the score 11-9.
A few batters later with the bases loaded down to their final out, Thompson came up with a clutch hit, bringing home the tying runs and the game needed extra innings. In the 10
th,
Easton Rakers pitched out of a jam to keep the score tied. The Braves returned the favor in the bottom half, getting out of a bases loaded situation as we headed to the 11
th.
Rakers continued his strong relief outing with a scoreless 12
th and
Zach Buschschulte took over for him and threw two scoreless innings. The Lions broke the deadlock in the 14
th with a leadoff homer from Ellis, completing the wild comeback and winning 12-11. Overall, the bullpen tossed 8.2 innings, giving up just one run after the early deficit.
GAME LEADERS
Charlie Isom-McCall (3-5, one triple, 3 RBI)
Tyler Ellis (2-3, 2 HR)
Easton Rakers (2.2 IP, 0 runs, 5 Ks)
UP NEXT
The Lions welcome UT Martin to Lou Brock on Friday. First pitch is set for 3:00 p.m.