The Lindenwood baseball team (25-24) dropped a midweek contest with SLU (29-19) by a score of 7-4 on Tuesday night from Lou Brock Sports Complex

GAME OVERVIEW
SLU put a pair on the board in the top of the first to take a 2-0 lead. Evan Funkhouser led off the second with a single and eventually came around to score. Later in the inning, Bryson Arnette drew a bases loaded walk to tie the game at two.

The Billikens plated three in the fourth to regain a 5-2 lead. Lindenwood answered with one in the fifth as Filip Sarota started the inning and would come around to score on a sac fly from Sam Grunberg, cutting the deficit to 5-3.

Dillon Haftorson was terrific out of the bullpen, tossing four scoreless innings while allowing just two hits, but the Lions still trailed by two heading to the ninth. In the ninth, SLU added two more, going ahead 7-3. Arnette led off the bottom half with a solo shot, however Lindenwood was unable to draw any closer, falling 7-4.

GAME LEADERS
Dillon Haftorson (4 IP, two hits)
Filip Sarota (2-3, one run)
Bryson Arnette (1-3, one home run)

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