ST. CHARLES, Mo. – It was the second walk-off in as many weeks – and the second home run in as many games – for
Will Geary on Friday afternoon, as the freshman homered in the bottom of the tenth to give Lindenwood (27-22, 11-11 OVC) a 6-5 win in their series opener against Tennessee Tech (17-33, 5-17 OVC).
Geary recorded two hits in the game to register his fourth consecutive multi-hit outing. The Lions recorded a total of nine hits in the contest, with
Jake Radosevich also posting a pair of knocks to match Geary for the team lead.
Aaron Jungers (6-0) picked up the win for Lindenwood after giving up no runs on just two hits with three strikeouts through the game's final 3.2 innings. Starting pitcher
Josh Newell gave up three runs on seven hits with five strikeouts through 5.1 innings before exiting the game in the sixth.
How it Happened
It was a shaky start for Newell in the first, with Tennessee Tech taking control early with three runs on five hits in their first at-bat. The first three TTU batters recorded base hits, including an Owen Lee RBI single that plated the game's first run.
After a sacrifice bunt moved runners to second and third with one out, Manny Garza singled through the left side to tack on two more runs for the Golden Eagles.
However, Newell settled in and only allowed two hits through the next four and a third innings before being relieved by
Ethan Smith, and in the bottom of the sixth, the Lindenwood bats put a two-out rally together to surge ahead.
After
Owen Ralph was walked with one out, a
Will Geary two-out single put runners on the corners for
Jake Radosevich, who delivered a two-RBI base hit to left field to get LU on the board.
Tanner Simpson then reached on an error to extend the inning before
Sam Driscoll cleared the bases with a triple to right center that gave the Lions a 4-3 advantage.
Tennessee Tech would counter in the top of the seventh with two runs to retake the lead. Landon Smelser was hit by a pitch before coming around to score following back-to-back singles by Jorsixt Jiminez and Owen Lee, and after a second hit batter loaded the bases, a Manny Garza sacrifice fly to center field plated the go-ahead run for TTU.
The Lions would respond in the home half of the inning, with
William Zareh doubling to lead off the frame before eventually coming home to score the tying run on a two-out fielding error in the Tech infield.
Lindenwood had an opportunity to end the game in the bottom of the ninth with
Matt Graf on third with two outs but were unable to drive in the winning run as the contest was sent to extra innings.
However, following a three up, three down top of the tenth for
Aaron Jungers ,
Will Geary took matters into his own hands with a towering leadoff home run to right field in the bottom of the tenth to walk off the game for the Lions.
Next Up
Game two between Lindenwood and Tennessee Tech is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Senior Day will be celebrated following the game.
