Game Day Info
Lindenwood (18-18, 5-7 OVC) at Morehead State (18-18, 5-7 OVC)
April 17-19 | Morehead, Ky. | Allen Field
Â
Game 1 | Friday at 5:00 p.m. CT |
Live Stats
Game 2 | Saturday at 2:00 p.m. CT |
Live Stats
Game 3 | Sunday at 12:00 p.m. CT |
Watch |
Live Stats
Â
LEADING OFF
Lindenwood makes the trek to Morehead State this weekend for a key OVC series agains the Eagles. The teams are currently tied with UT Martin for fifth place in the conference standings with OVC records of 5-7.
NOTES TO KNOW
- Lindenwood enters the weekend with an overall record of 18-18 with a 5-9 record on the road. They are in search of their first OVC win away from home. The Lions are 7-3 over their last 10 games with a 5-1 record in conference play since the beginning of April.
- Lindenwood is batting .244 as a team this season, which is the lowest average the OVC. The Lions are hitting .249 in conference play and .254 during the month of April so far. They are batting .239 with runners on base and .232 with runners in scoring position.
- Jake Radosevich is batting a team-best .302 and paces the club with 38 hits, 28 RBIs, and seven homers. He leads the squad with nine multi-RBI games and is currently enjoying the team's longest active reached base streak (15 games).
- Charlie Isom-McCall is leading the Lions with 12 multi-hit games this season, including five three-knock outings. He is batting a team-best .333 in conference play.
- Will Geary leads the team in stolen bases with 19 swiped bags on 23 attempts, which is fourth most in the OVC. LU's 76 total stolen bases is tied for third most in the conference.
- The Lions have a staff ERA of 3.91, which is lowest in the OVC and 19th best nationally. They also lead the league with four shutouts. The Lions' .256 batting average against is second lowest in the league
- In conference play, LU has an ERA of 3.93 with a .277 batting average against, giving up 48 earned runs on 120 hits.
- Lindenwood's three weekend starters all possess top four ERAs in the OVC. Josh Newell leads the pack with a 2.10 ERA, which is second best in the conference, while leading the league with 60.0 innings pitched. He is followed by a Seth Benes (2.32 ERA) and Lucas Niemeyer (2.49 ERA)
- Benes leads the team with 48 strikeouts, which is third most in the conference. His .198 batting average against is second best in the OVC among qualified arms.
- Aaron Jungers has been LU's go-to guy out of the bullpen. The senior has a 1.59 ERA with 31 strikeouts through 34.0 innings pitched.
SCOUTING THE EAGLES
- Morehead State enters this weekend with an 18-18 overall record after a 13-3 run-rule victory of Bellarmine on Tuesday night. The Eagles dropped two of three at SEMO last weekend, but swept UT Martin in their last home OVC series.
- MSU possesses one of the most high-powered offenses in the conference, leading the league in runs (298), homers (59), RBIs (272), and slugging percentage (.533). They are batting .316 as a team, which is the second highest average in the OVC.
- Aubrey Kearns leads the OVC with a .418 batting average, which ranks 11th nationally. He also paces the squad in OPS (1.162), hits (61), and runs (43).
- Jaden Correa leads the team with 12 homers (3rd in OVC) and 44 RBIs (2nd in OVC).
SERIES NOTES
- Lindenwood is 5-4 all-time and winners of three straight against Morehead State after sweeping the Eagles in St. Charles last season.
- The Lions are 1-2 at Allen Field, dropping two of three in Morehead during the 2024 season.
- Three of the matchup's previous seven instalments have ended in extra innings, including a 5-4 Lindenwood win in a 13 inning series opener last year.
- The largest margin of victory for either team in the series is six runs while five of nine meetings have been decided by two runs or fewer.
- Neither side has scored fewer than four runs in any of their previous contests.
- Kam Edwards went 10-15 with five runs scored, six RBIs, and three homers over three games at MSU in 2024.
TALE OF TWO BALLPARKS
- In eight games at Allen Field this season, there have been 45 total home runs for an average of 5.63 homers per game. SIUE and MSU combined for a season-high 13 long balls in the Cougars' 23-8 win in seven innings on March 20th.
- In contrast, there have only been 15 total home runs through 22 game at the Lou Brock Sports Complex this season for an average of 0.68 home runs per game.
LAST TIME OUT
- Lindenwood made it four straight wins with a 9-1 victory over Saint Louis on Tuesday night. It was the Lions' first win over the Billikens since the 2023 season, snapping a five-game skid against SLU.
- Five Lindenwood arms combined to limit Saint Louis to only one run on eight hits with nine combined strikeouts. Ethan Smith picked up his first win of the season after giving up just two hits with a trio of strikeouts through the game's first three innings.
- The offense's nine-run showing was their highest scoring output since the Lions' 10-4 win over Missouri on March 25th. Charlie Isom-McCall led the way with two hits and two RBIs, while Kam Edwards also recorded multiple hits with a 2-5 outing.
WEEKEND REWIND
- Lindenwood swept Western Illinois over the weekend to secure their second consecutive OVC series win.
- The Lions were boosted by great pitching all weekend, only allowing a total of 5 runs over three games. Josh Newell and Seth Benes both went eight innings in games one and two, with Newell giving up two runs with three strikeouts in a 3-2 win on Friday before Benes gave up just one run on four hits with eight strikeouts in Saturday's 4-1 victory.
- Lindenwood took game three in 14 innings on Sunday, tying the program's Division-I record for longest game. William Zareh walked the game off with a base hit up the middle that allowed Charlie Isom-McCall to score from second. It was his second walk-off hit of the season.
- Lucas Niemeyer gave up just one run through the games first 5.1 innings before Aaron Jungers ate up the next 5.2 frames while allowing just one additional score. Easton Rakers got the win after tossing three shutout innings to end the game.
- Will Geary had a strong series at the plate, batting .462 (6-13) with a triple and three RBIs. He recorded two multi-hit performances, including a 3-4, two-RBI showing in game one.
CATEGORY LEADERS
Hits –
Will Geary (38)
RBI –
Jake Radosevich (28)
Home Runs –
Jake Radosevich (7)
Strikeouts –
Seth Benes (48)
Wins –
Josh Newell (5)
UP NEXT
Lindenwood begins a five-game homestand with a midweek game against UMSL on Wednesday, April 22nd at 5:00 p.m. before hosting Little Rock next weekend.
