ST. CHARLES, Mo. – The Lindenwood baseball team (10-10, 0-0 OVC) defeated Murray State (12-8, 0-0 MVC) 4-0 on Sunday to secure the series win over the Racers. All four of Lindenwood's runs were scored on the game's final swing, as William Zareh walked it off with a grand slam.

In a classic pitcher's duel, Aaron Jungers picked up the win after allowing no runs on zero hits with a strikeout through the game's final two innings. Lucas Niemeyer was also fantastic for the Lions, tossing seven shutout innings with a strikeout to start the game.

Kam Edwards was the only Lion to post multiple hits in the contest, going 2-4 with a run scored.

How it Happened
Neither team had much going offensively early on, combining for just four hits through the first four frames. The Racers moved a runner into scoring position in the second and fourth innings, but were unable to cash in.

The game's first real scoring threat came in the top of the fifth, with Murray State's Conner Cunningham leading off the inning with a base hit before advancing on a sacrifice bunt and moving to third on a balk. However, Lindenwood escaped the inning unscathed largely thanks to shortstop Charlie Isom-McCall, who made a fantastic diving play on a hard-hit ball to the left side to record the second out,robbing what initially looked like a sure base hit and RBI.

Lindenwood threatened in the bottom of the seventh with runners on second and third with two outs but were unable to find the go-ahead run as the game remained scoreless entering the eighth.

Aaron Jungers entered the game for Lindenwood and – other than a fielding error that allowed a Racer on base – retired the next six MSU batters in order, sending the game to the bottom of the ninth still scoreless.

Kam Edwards led off the inning for Lindenwood with a leadoff single after beating the throw from the shortstop. Murray State challenged, but the call was upheld. Jake Radosevich and Will Geary then drew back-to-back walks to load the bases with no outs.

Following a pitching change, the Racers were able to get the first out with a strikeout, bringing up William Zareh with a chance to win the game with a base hit or fly out. Zareh more than delivered, turning on the first pitch he saw and launching it over the left field wall for a walk-off grand slam.

Next Up
Lindenwood's originally scheduled 2:00 p.m. game against Dayton on Monday has been canceled due to cold weather. The Lions will open conference play at home next weekend against Eastern Illinois. Game one is scheduled for 3:00 p.m. on Friday, March 20th.