Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 Game 1 - Wayne State 9 Lindenwood 2

Game 2 - Lindenwood 10 Wayne State 2

            Brody Sintek and Keean Allen combined to limit Lindenwood to just six hits in the opener, a 9-2 Wayne State win, to lead the Wildcats in a split of a non-conference college baseball doubleheader played at St. Charles, Missouri Sunday afternoon.  The host Lions came back to win the nightcap by a score of 7-2, giving Lindenwood a 4-6 record while WSC is now 2-4.
            The Wildcats rode the strong pitching of Sintek and Allen while also collecting 14 hits to post a 9-2 win in the opener.
            WSC opened the scoring with a three-run first inning.  Chris Cornish had an RBI double while Travis Baily and Nick Barnett each added run-scoring singles in the inning as the 'Cats opened the game with five hits in the first frame.
            The Wildcats added two runs in the sixth inning for a 5-0 advantage.  Andrew Hanson's two-run double to left field brought home Cade Lynam and Alex Logelin, who both singled.
            Wayne State increased their lead to 6-0 in the eighth inning when Cade Lynam was hit by a pitch and scored on a Lindenwood fielding error.
            Lindenwood avoided the shutout with two runs in the bottom of the eighth frame, making the score 6-2.
            WSC added three insurance runs in the top of the ninth, using two hits and four Lindenwood walks to score three runs.  Chase Douglas had a pinch-hit single while Kyler Essink recorded an RBI single in the inning.
            Sintek worked five scoreless innings to notch the pitching win, allowing just three hits with four strikeouts and five walks.  Sophomore reliever Keean Allen pitched four stellar innings of relief to earn the save, charged with two runs on three hits with five strikeouts and two walks.
            Cade Lynam was 2 for 4 at the plate scoring three runs to lead Wayne State at the plate.  Barnett, Essink and Colin Lynam each added two singles for the Wildcats.  Andrew Hanson doubled and had three RBI while Chris Cornish also doubled in the win.
            The second game saw Lindenwood's pitching staff limit the Wildcats to just four hits as the Lions gained a split of the doubleheader with a 9-2 win.
            Lindenwood scored two runs in the third inning to take an early 2-0 lead.
            WSC came back with single runs in the fourth and fifth innings to even the score at 2-2.
            In the fourth, Hanson doubled, stole third base and scored on a Lion throwing error for the first Wildcat run.  WSC tied the score in the fifth when Conner Fiene walked and came home on a Noah Roberts single to make the score 2-2.
            But the host Lions pushed across five runs in the bottom of the fifth to take the lead for good at 7-2.
            Lindenwood added two runs in the seventh and one more in the eighth to close the 10-2 win.
            Hanson had two of Wayne State's four hits in the game, going 2 for 4 with a double.  An RBI single from Roberts and single by Nick Barnett were the only other Wildcat hits in the game.
            Junior starter Ryan Obrecht (0-2) suffered the pitching loss, yielding six runs over 4 2/3 innings work.  Andrew Staebell and Nick Oden worked in relief for WSC with Staebell pitching 2 1/3 innings while Oden worked one inning.
            Wayne State is slated to play a doubleheader at William Jewell in Liberty, Missouri Wednesday at 12 p.m.