Game Day Info
Lindenwood (14-17, 2-7 OVC) at Evansville (10-9, 4-1 OVC)
April 8 | 6:00 p.m. | Evansville, Ind. | Braun Stadium
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LEADING OFF
The Lindenwood baseball team travels to Evansville for a midweek contest against the Purple Aces on Wednesday for what will be the first meeting between the two programs on the diamond.

LAST TIME OUT
The Lions took two of three against SEMO over the weekend to secure their first OVC series win of the season. LU bookended the three-game set with a pair of near shutouts, with Josh Newell tossing a complete game while allowing zero earned runs in Thursday's 3-2 win before Lucas Niemeyer, Aaron Jungers, and Easton Rakers combined to allow no earned runs in Saturday's 7-1 victory.

NOTES TO KNOW

• Lindenwood enters the weekend with an overall record of 14-17 with a 4-8 mark on the road. The Lions are 6-1 in their last seven non-conference games and have a record of 5-1 versus Missouri Valley Conference opponents.
• Lindenwood is batting .244 as a team this season, which is the second-lowest average in the OVC.
• Jake Radosevich is batting .308 and paces the team with 28 RBIs and seven homers. He is tied with Charlie Isom-McCall for the team lead in hits with 33 knocks.
• Will Geary leads the team in stolen bases with 16 swiped bags on 19 attempts. LU's 63 total stolen bases are third most in the OVC.
• The Lions have a staff ERA of 4.19, which is lowest in the OVC. They also lead the league with four shutouts.

SCOUTING THE PURPLE ACES

• Evansville is 10-19 overall but have a 4-2 record in conference play after taking two of three against Bradley over the weekend.
• The Purple Aces' .229 batting average is lowest in the Missouri Valley Conference. Charlie Longmeier is the only Evansville player batting above .300 with an average of .303. Drew McConnell leads the club with 18 RBIs.
• Evansville has a staff ERA of 6.55 while allowing an opponent batting average of .311. They've struck out 214 batters while issuing 112 walks.

CATEGORY LEADERS
Hits – Charlie Isom-McCall/Jake Radosevich (33)
RBI – Jake Radosevich (28)
Home Runs – Jake Radosevich (7)
Strikeouts – Seth Benes (40)
Wins – Josh Newell (4)

UP NEXT
The Lions return home this weekend to continue conference play against Western Illinois. Game one is scheduled for 5:00 p.m. on Friday, April 10th.