The Lindenwood baseball team (16-16, 5-3 OVC) picked up a 5-3 win over Columbia College (31-6, 24-4 AMC) on Wednesday night from Lou Brock Sports Complex in St. Charles, Mo.

GAME OVERVIEW
The Cougars got on the board just two batters into the game, going up 1-0. Lindenwood responded in the bottom of the second with a bug two-out, two run home run by Tyler Ellis, putting the Lions up 2-1. Charlie Isom-McCall padded the lead with an RBI single later in the inning, growing the advantage to 3-1.

Columbia College cut into the lead with a run in the fourth. The Lions answered right away with a run of their own in the bottom half when Kam Edwards doubled down the right field line to bring home Evan Funkhouser making the score 4-2.

After the Cougars scored one in the top of the fifth, Lindenwood plated one in the bottom half on a Brodie Short sacrifice fly, putting the Lions in front, 5-3. Neither team scored again on the night. Dillion Haftorson was fantastic out of the bullpen, tossing four innings of scoreless ball and allowing just two hits and earning the save.

GAME LEADERS
Tyler Ellis (1-3, 1 HR, 2 RBI)
Dillon Haftorson (4 IP, two hits, four Ks)
Tanner Simpson (2-3, one run)

UP NEXT
The Lions host SIUE in a three-game series this weekend beginning on Friday at 5:00 p.m.