The Lindenwood baseball team defeated Missouri S&T 7-5 in a comeback victory in game one but fell 3-2 in the second game on Tuesday afternoon.

Wes Degener started off game one with a single to left, stole second, and advanced to third on a throwing error.  After the spark Nathan Prindle pelted a two-run blast over the left field wall to put Lindenwood up 2-0.  The Lions committed three costly errors in the bottom of the inning allowing Missouri S&T to take the lead 3-2 after the first inning.

The Miners added to its lead with a run in the bottom of the third.  Vince Saladino helped Lindenwood get a run back in the top of the fourth with a two-out double down the right field line to score Wade Rothermich.  The back-and-forth game continued as Missouri S&T again took a two-run lead with a run in the bottom of the fifth.  Mike Wilson singled in the top of the sixth and later scored on a wild pitch to bring the Lions within one run.

Down to its last out in the final inning, Lindenwood kept fighting.  Rothermich tripled to center and scored on a Wilson double to left center to tie the game at 5-5.  Saladino came through in the clutch with a double to left field and drove in Wilson to give Lindenwood its first lead since the first inning.  Paul Sherwood added an insurance run by driving in Saladino on a single to centerfield.  In the bottom of the inning, junior Devin Breihan had a strong 1-2-3 inning to cement the 7-5 come-from-behind victory for the Lions.

Game two began in similar fashion with Lindenwood jumping out to a 1-0 lead in the first inning.  The Lions scored their run on a Michael Bibbs sacrifice bunt allowing Degener to score.  The Miners scored in the bottom of the second and again in the third to take a 2-1 lead. 

The Lions were able to tie the game at 2-2 in the fifth inning on a wild pitch but fell behind again in the bottom of the inning.  Lindenwood could not recover from the one-run deficit and fell 3-2 in the second game.

With the weekday split the Lions move to 6-11 on the year.  The Lions will host MIAA opponent Northeastern State for a four-game series starting Friday at 4 p.m. at the Lou Brock Sports Complex in St. Charles, Mo.