Games #38-40
Lindenwood (18-19, 9-9 OVC)
at Morehead State (4-36, 2-15 OVC)
Game Information:
Dates: Thursday, Apr. 17th - Friday, Apr. 18th
Location: Morehead, Ky.
Venue: University Field
Start Times: 2:00 p.m. CT (Thur.) | 11:00 a.m. / 1:30 p.m. CT (Fri.)
All-Time Series: 5-1
Last Meeting: W, 2-0
Weekend Links
Live Stats (Game 1): Link
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Live Stats (Game 2): Link
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Live Stats (Game 3): Link
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On-Tap
Lindenwood softball hits the road for the first time in two weeks as they take on Morehead State for a three-game series before the Easter holiday. The Lions are coming off their third Ohio Valley Conference series victory of the season after defeating Western Illinois 2-1 in a three-game series.
With only three weekend series left for the Lions, Lindenwood currently sits at 9-9 in the conference standings which is good for fifth in the OVC. The top-eight schools will make it to Peoria, Ill. for the conference tournament. Morehead State has a 2-15 record and have lost 10 straight.
All three games this weekend will be broadcasted on ESPN+ from University Field in Morehead, Ky. This marks the second to last away series for the Lions before they return to Lou Brock next weekend for four total games.
Western Illinois Recap
The bats came out for the Lindenwood Lions last weekend as they scored at least three runs in all three of their games.
Nicole Henson led the way at the plate hitting .545 with six hits and three RBI.
Tori Hatton brought some power at the plate hitting .400 with a double and two home runs.
Mya Bethany and
Dallis Darnell both had three hits across three games.
Avery Wapp finished with a 1-1 record last weekend posting a 3.75 ERA through 9.1 innings. Wapp allowed six runs on 12 hits while striking out eight.
Ryleigh Owens also went 1-0 on the week through two appearances.
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:
Nicole Henson (.349)
Hits:
Jolie McMinn (30)
RBI: McMinn (23)
ERA:
Avery Wapp (2.34)
Strikeouts: Wapp (103)
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 next weekend to their home field for their final four games at Lou Brock. The Lions will start their week with a re-match against Saint Louis on Wednesday, April 25th at 5:00 p.m. CT followed by a three-game OVC series against Tennessee Tech. For more information go to lindenwoodlions.com.
