IOWA CITY, Iowa – The Lindenwood baseball team (6-9, 0-0 OVC) fell just short of taking their series against Iowa (10-5, 0-0 Big Ten) on Sunday afternoon, dropping the rubber match 10-9 in extra innings. The contest featured six lead changes, with the Lions leading by as many as three runs following the top of the fifth.

Jake Radosevich has a monster day at the plate for Lindenwood, going 2-3 with a pair of home runs and six total RBIs. It was the second two home run, six-RBI outing of his career, matching his career highs previously set against Illinois State on February 28th of last year.

Joining Radosevich with multiple hits were Filip Sarota and Kam Edwards. Sarota went 2-3 with a double and two RBIs, while Edwards went 2-4 with a pair of doubles.

On the mound, starting pitcher Lucas Niemeyer held Iowa to three earned runs with a pair of strikeouts through 5.1 innings of work.

How it Happened
After drawing a walk to lead off the first inning, Charlie Isom-McCall stole second to move into scoring position before advancing to third on a groundout to first base, setting the table for Jake Radosevich to drive in the game's first run with a sacrifice fly to right center.

Iowa pulled ahead with a three-run bottom of the second, with all three runs going down as unearned following a two-out error on a pop up to shallow right field that allow two runs to come across before an RBI base hit added one more.

However, the Lions would surge back ahead in the top of the third with a Jake Radosevich three-run homer to left field following a Kam Edwards double and Charlie Isom-Mcall walk. Lindenwood loaded the bases with two outs in the top of the fourth but were unable to take advantage as Iowa escaped the inning without allowing a run.

The Hawkeyes were unable to keep LU off the scoreboard in the fifth, as Will Geary tripled to lead off the innings before Radosevich recorded his fifth RBI in three at-bats with another sacrifice fly. After Ethan Cantareira was hit by a pitch and stole second base, Filip Sarota delivered an RBI base hit to left field to extend the lead to 6-3.

Iowa would score four unanswered runs over their next three at-bats to go back in front, beginning with a Ben Swails solo homer in the bottom of the fifth and eventually regaining the lead in the bottom of the seventh with Swails coming home to score on a passed ball.

Lindenwood would immediately respond in the top of the eighth, with Ethan Cantareira leading off the frame with a base hit before executing a perfect hit run to score from first on a Filip Sarota double down the left field line. After Sarota moved to third on a ground out, Tyler Ellis would bring in the go-ahead run with a sacrifice fly center field.

The track meet continued in the bottom of the eighth as Mitch Wood led off the inning with a solo home run to left field to tie the game before a Joey Nerat double later in the frame scored Kooper Schulte from first to put Iowa back in front.

Jake Radosevich was not done, however, and the first baseman continued his big day with another solo home run – this time to opposite field in right – to tie the game once again. Ethan Rakers would then retire the Iowa side in order in the bottom of the ninth to send the game to extra innings.

In the tenth, Lindenwood was unable to generate any offense, and after Iowa loaded the bases in the bottom of the inning, a Joey Nerat sacrifice fly walked it off for the Hawkeyes.

Next Up
Lindenwood begins a 10-game homestand this week, beginning with a two-game midweek series against Bradley. Game one is set for Tuesday, March 10th at 3:00 p.m.