COOKEVILLE, Tenn. --Sophomore Marcus Heusohn racked up four hits to help propel Lindenwood baseball (7-24, 4-4 OVC) past the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles (9-20, 1-4 OVC) by a margin of 19-12 on Friday.
In addition to his four hits, Heusohn had a double, a walk and an RBI to lead the Lions. Junior Ethan Abercrombie put together a standout performance as well, going 2-for-4 with a grand slam, a walk and six RBI. Senior Joe Copeland also helped out for Lindenwood, putting together two hits in four trips to the plate while adding a home run, a walk and two RBI.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Lions scored in seven different innings on the way to the win. Lindenwood broke a 0-0 tie and took the lead for good at 1-0 in the first inning The big hit for the Lions in the inning was a two-run single off the bat of junior Tyson Ludwig.
GAME NOTES
» Heusohn compiled four hits on the day for Lindenwood.
» Brown struck out seven Golden Eagles hitters.
» The Lions power output was led by sophomore Dawson Hokuf, who had two extra base hits in the ballgame.
» Abercrombie drove in six runs for Lindenwood.
» Every Lindenwood starter reached base safely in the win.
» The Lindenwood pitching staff combined to strike out 13 Tennessee Tech hitters.
» Lindenwood's highest scoring inning was the fifth, when it pushed six runs across.
» Lindenwood took a 1-0 lead in the top half of the first and didn't surrender that lead for the remainder of the game.
» Six Lions had multiple hits in the ballgame.
» Lindenwood hitters hit three homers in the ballgame.
» The Lions had a total of 17 hits.
» The Lions out-hit the Golden Eagles at a 17-12 clip.
» Lindenwood went 9-for-22 (.409) with runners in scoring position.
» The Lions got five hits in eight at-bats with the bases loaded.
» The Lions drew 11 walks from Tennessee Tech pitching.
» Abercrombie led the Lions at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a home run and six RBI.
UP NEXT
Lindenwood will close out the weekend series with Tennessee Tech on Saturday for a 2:00 p.m. first pitch from Cookeville, Tenn.
