ST. CHARLES, Mo. – The Lindenwood baseball team (28-22, 12-11 OVC) came away with their second consecutive walk-off win with a 4-3 victory over Tennessee Tech (17-34, 5-18 OVC) on Saturday afternoon, with senior
Jake Radosevich drawing a bases loaded walk in the bottom of the ninth to bring home the winning run.
Radosevich went 2-3 on the afternoon, joining
Kam Edwards,
Will Geary, and
Matt Graf with multiple hits, with Geary and Graf also driving in one run apiece.
Seth Benes had another strong start on the mound, giving up just one run on five this with six strikeouts through six innings of work.
Easton Rakers (3-3) picked up the win after tossing the game's final 1.1 innings.
How it Happened
Tech's first two batters singled to lead off the top of the first, but the Golden Eagles were only able to score one run in the frame as Landon Smelser came home on a 4-6-3 double play before a
Seth Benes strikeout ended the inning.
Lindenwood's first quality scoring chance came in the bottom of the third with the Lions loading the bases with two outs, but they were unable to bring anything across after a loud
Filip Sarota flyout the warning track in left center.
After
Seth Benes stranded runners on second and third in the top of the fourth with his sixth strikeout of the game,
Sam Driscoll drew a lead off walk in the bottom of the frame before stealing second and moving to third on a wild pitch, allowing him to scoring the tying run on a
Matt Graf two-out base hit to right field.
In the bottom of the fifth,
Kam Edwards led off the frame with a stand-up triple before scoring the go ahead run on a
Will Geary base hit to right field. Geary was caught stealing for the second out later in the inning, but
Filip Sarota made the score 3-1 with a towering solo home run to left field.
TTU put two on with no outs in the top of the seventh, but
Luke Wright entered the game and recorded three consecutive outs to get out of the inning without allowing a run. The Lions preceded to load the bases with three consecutive one-out base hits in the bottom half, but a 6-4-3 double play snuffed out the scoring chance.
The Golden Eagles loaded the bases with two outs in the top of the eighth but were again unable to score any runs after
Easton Rakers entered the game and got a fly out to end the inning. However, following a double and single to lead off the top of the ninth, a pair of sacrifice fly outs for Tennessee Tech tied the game at three runs apiece.
Matt Graf answered with a leadoff double in the bottom of the ninth before moving to third on an
Owen Ralph sacrifice bunt, and after
Kam Edwards drew a free pass,
Will Geary was intentionally walked to load the bases, bringing
Jake Radosevich.
Radosevich showed great discipline to work the count full, and with three ball and two strikes, laid off a ball high an inside to take the free base and bring in the game-winning run to secure the series for Lindenwood.
Next Up
This season's home finale is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. on Sunday as the Lions will look to complete the sweep against the Golden Eagles.
