Game Day Info
Lindenwood (21-18, 8-7 OVC) vs. UMSL (23-18, 17-7 GLVC)
April 22 | 5:00 p.m. | St. Charles, Mo. | Lou Brock Sports Complex
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LEADING OFF
The Lindenwood baseball teams takes another detour into non-conference play as they host Missouri-St. Louis at the Lou Brock Sports Complex on Wednesday evening. Lindenwood is 7-4 against UMSL since 2019, with the two teams sharing a conference for three seasons between 2020 and 2022. The Lions defeated the Tritons 10-0 in seven innings last season.
NOTES TO KNOW
- Lindenwood has an overall record of 21-18. The Lions have won seven consecutive games with a record of 9-2 during the month of April. Their seven-game win streak is the program's longest of the Division-I era and the longest overall since 2021.
- Lindenwood is batting .257 as a team this season with a .318 average during their current win streak. Â
- Jake Radosevich is batting a team-best .310 and paces the club with 32 RBIs and eight homers. He is currently enjoying a team-long 18 game reached base streak.
- Charlie Isom-McCall is leading the Lions with 14 multi-hit games this season, including five three-knock outings.
- Will Geary leads the team in stolen bases with 19 swiped bags on 23 attempts. He has reached base in 11 consecutive games and is batting .370 with four doubles and six RBIs during the month of April.
- The Lions have a staff ERA of 4.13, which is 25th best in the nation. They have a 3.91 ERA in non-conference play.
SCOUTING THE TRITONS
- UMSL is 23-18 overall, most recently taking three of four at Indianapolis over the weekend. They are 12-7 on the road this season.
- The Tritons are batting .295 as a team this season. Mitch Bonczkowski leads the team with a .416 batting average while also pacing the club in home runs (18), doubles (11), and RBIs (52). He has reached base in 34 consecutive games.
- UMSL has a staff ERA of 6.09. They've struck out 354 batters while surrendering 185 walks.
LAST TIME OUT
- Lindenwood swept Morehead State over the weekend to extend their OVC win streak to seven games, which is the longest active streak in the conference.
- Lindenwood scored 38 total runs in the series. They had previously scored no more than 12 total runs in an OVC series this season.
- Lindenwood's 20 hits on Sunday were their most in a game since recording 22 against UT Martin on May 5, 2023.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
- Sam Driscoll was named OVC Player of the Week after batting .727 with eight hits in 11 at-bats while scoring 10 runs in four games. He slugged 1.909 with three home runs, two doubles, and one triple, and finished the week with an OPS of 2.659. Through the final two games at MSU, Driscoll went a combined 7-8 while scoring eight runs and batting in four. He came just a base hit short of the cycle with a double, triple, and home run on Saturday before recording two home runs on Sunday.
CATEGORY LEADERS
Hits –
Will Geary (45)
RBI –
Jake Radosevich (32)
Home Runs –
Jake Radosevich (8)
Strikeouts –
Seth Benes (53)
Wins –
Josh Newell (6)
UP NEXT
Lindenwood hosts Little Rock for three pivotal OVC contests this weekend. Game one against the Trojans is scheduled for 5:00 p.m. on Friday, April 24
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