Games 23-26
Lindenwood (11-11, 2-1 OVC)
vs Eastern Illinois (8-16, 3-0 OVC) 

Dates: March 13-14, 2026
Times: 5:00 PM | 2:00 PM | 4:30 PM
Venue: Williams Field
Live Stats: Lindenwood @ Eastern Illinois
Watch: ESPN+

Last Time Out
Lindenwood Softball took down the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers last night to pick up their first win over a Power Four School in the Division I Era. Ava Risum and Avery Wapp combined to pitch seven shutout innings and limited Minnesota to three hits. Risum threw the first 3.2 innings and struck out three, while Wapp closed out the contest by striking out four and not allowing a single hit over the final 3.1 innings of play. Wapp's first strikeout of the contest was her 400th career strikeout in a Lindenwood uniform and became just the third Lion to reach 400 career strikeouts joining Amanda Weyh (2020-24, 556 K's) and Kendall Ryndak (2012-15, 466 K's). The Lions got all three of their runs in the bottom of the fifth inning behind an infield single from Izzy Wilcox and an RBI single from Anna Sanders that scored two runs. Tori Hatton then drove in Sanders on an RBI groundout as the Lions took care of business for the remainder of the game and picked up their 11th win of the 2026 season. 

Scouting the Opposition

• Eastern Illinois is 3-0 in the OVC after sweeping Morehead State last weekend.
• The Panthers are led offensively by Junior infielder Chloe Wamboldt. She has a team-leading 27 hits and a batting average of .355. 
• Senior Catcher Lexie Griffin leads EIU with 18 RBI in 23 GP
• EIU has a team ERA of 6.12 and is led in the circle by Bryanna French who has four wins on the season and has a team-leading 38 strikeouts. 

Stats To Know

• Lindenwood has 33 extra base hits throigh the first 22 games of the season.
• Emily Geary leads the Lions with 38 total bases in 18 games played.
• Geary's .691 slugging percentage ranks fourth best in the OVC.

Up Next
The Lions will host their second midweek matchup of the season as they will welcome the Bradley Braves on Wednesday for a doubleheader beginning at 3 p.m. CT.