Box Score
St. Charles, Mo. – Southwest Baptist and Lindenwood played the rubber match of their series Friday afternoon, and the Lions came away with the win by a final score of 17-6. The loss drops SBU's record to 13-22 (7-15 MIAA) on the season.

Following a scoreless top of the 1^st for the Bearcats, Lindenwood wasted no time in grabbing the lead in the ballgame. The Lions totaled five runs on four hits in the 1^st off SBU starter Elias Czech. Immediately, the Bearcat offense responded with a run in top of the 2^nd to cut the deficit to 5-1. Clint Jack led off the 2^nd with a triple to left center. After a walk and two strikeouts, Luke Winfrey delivered a two-out RBI single that got SBU on the board. In the bottom of the 2^nd inning though, Lindenwood increased their advantage to 7-1 and chased Czech from the game.

Despite being down six runs, the Bearcats showed resolve to climb back into the game in the 3^rd and 4^th inning. In the top of the 3^rd, Hunter Hisky walked with one out. The next batter, Carl Schwettmann, pounded a two run homer to left center that made the score 7-3 Lions. In the top of the 4^th, Tyler Mathys started the inning with a single. With two outs and Mathys on 2^nd base, Carl Schwettmann singled to drive in Mathys. Clint Jack then reached on a three base error by the Lindenwood left fielder that allowed Schwettmann to score and trim the Lions lead down to 7-5.

The Lions stretched their lead back to three runs, 8-5, in the bottom of the 4^th on a solo home run. Moving to the top of the 6^th, the Bearcats capitalized on a couple Lindenwood miscues and make it a two run ballgame once again. Andrew Meier was hit by a pitch with one out. After a foul out, Schwettmann and Jack reached on back-to-back errors that sent home Meier.

The 8-6 score was the closest the Bearcats would come to tying as the Lions tallied nine runs over the final two frames to win 17-6 in seven innings. Elias Czech took the loss (1-2) after throwing one inning with 2 strikeouts, 2 walks, 6 hits, and 7 earned runs given up. Cory Dudley had the best outing out of the bullpen, throwing two innings with 1 earned run, 4 hits, a walk, and a strikeout.

In the batter's box, Schwettmann continued his hot streak with a 2 hits, 3 RBIs, and 2 runs scored. He also is now tied for the team lead in home runs as he smashed his 9^th of the season today. Hisky and Mathys both recorded a hit and run scored. Jack and Winfrey were the only other Bearcats to tally hits on the day.

SBU will return home on Wednesday, April 11^th. The Bearcats will welcome in Central Missouri for an MIAA conference matchup at 2:00 PM.