Lindenwood freshman Sam Driscoll hit three home runs in the Lions’ series sweep over Morehead State over the weekend. (Photo courtesy: Lindenwood Athletics)
MOREHEAD, KY — The Lindenwood University baseball team finished off a fantastic three-game sweep over Morehead State in an Ohio Valley Conference series at Prefontaine Park over the weekend.
The Lions’ bats were on fire, as they compiled 46 hits and scored 38 runs in the series.
The three victories lifted Lindenwood’s overall season record to 21-18 and stretched the Lions’ current winning streak to seven games in a row.
Lindenwood senior Kam Edwards had two hits and two RBIs in the Lions’ win over Morehead State on Friday. (Photo courtesy: Lindenwood Athletics)
Lindenwood began the weekend with a 5-4 come-from-behind victory on Friday, which came mostly from the strong pitching of Josh Newell and Easton Rakers, and the clutch hitting of Kam Edwards and Filip Sarota.
On Saturday and Sunday though, the Lions powered up big time and hit nine home runs (five on Saturday, four on Sunday) on their way to two sensational wins.
In Saturday’s 15-2 win, Tyler Ellis and Sam Driscoll both had three hits. Two of Ellis’ hits were homers — his fourth and fifth dingers of the season — to go along with four RBIs and two runs scored. Driscoll also homered, had two RBIs, scored four runs, and was just a single away from hitting for the cycle.
DH Jake Radosevich also had two hits and four RBIs. One of those hits was his team-leading eighth homer this year.
Junior pitcher Seth Benes pitched a complete game to earn his second straight win and improved his personal record to 4-3 this season.
Junior Seth Benes pitched a complete game to earn his second straight win and improved his personal record to 4-3 this season with Lindenwood’s win on Saturday. (Photo courtesy: Lindenwood Athletics)
On Sunday, Lindenwood won 18-13, after banging out 20 hits and scoring runs in seven of the game’s nine innings.
Driscoll, who had been platooning in left field with fellow freshman Ethan Cantareira, might have earned the job full time with his play over the weekend. He had four more hits on Sunday — two of them home runs — for a total of eight hits on the weekend, to go along with two more RBIs and four runs scored.
Driscoll’s big weekend at the plate raised his personal batting average 89 points from .190 to .279. If he had enough at-bats to qualify, the freshman from Mt. Zion, Ill., would be fourth on the team in hitting and fifth in runs scored.
The Lindenwood Lions have won seven straight games and are 21-18 on the season. (Photo courtesy: Lindenwood Athletics)
The Lions will get a few days off before beginning a five-game homestand over the next 10 days. That stretch will begin with a game against local Division II foe, UMSL, on Wednesday, April 22.
That game will be played at the Lou Brock Sports Complex, with first pitch set for 5 p.m.
Lindenwood will return to OVC action next weekend, when it will host a three-game series against Little Rock. The homestand will conclude with a non-conference game against Southern Illinois on April 28.
All games on this homestand will be streamed live on ESPN+.
2026 LINDENWOOD LIONS BASEBALL SCHEDULE
| Date | Time | At | Opponent | Location | TV | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 13, 2026 (Friday) | 11:00 a.m. | Away | Arkansas – Pine Bluff | Pine Bluff, AR | W, 6-1 | |
| February 13, 2026 (Friday) | 2:00 p.m. | Away | Arkansas – Pine Bluff | Pine Bluff, AR | L, 8-6 | |
| February 14, 2026 (Saturday) | 10:00 a.m. | Away | Arkansas – Pine Bluff | Pine Bluff, AR | W, 3-0 | |
| February 14, 2026 (Saturday) | 1:00 p.m. | Away | Arkansas – Pine Bluff | Pine Bluff, AR | L, 2-1 | |
| February 20, 2026 (Friday) | 11:00 a.m. | Home | St. Thomas | Lou Brock Sports Complex | W, 4-2 | |
| February 20, 2026 (Friday) | 2:30 p.m. | Home | St. Thomas | Lou Brock Sports Complex | L, 8-2 | |
| February 21, 2026 (Saturday) | 1:00 p.m. | Home | St. Thomas | Lou Brock Sports Complex |  | W, 6-0 |
| February 22, 2026 (Sunday) | 1:00 p.m. | Home | St. Thomas | Lou Brock Sports Complex | | Cancelled |
| February 25, 2026 (Wednesday) | 3:00 p.m. | Away | Illinois | Champaign, IL | L, 13-9 | |
| February 27, 2026 (Friday) | 1:00 p.m. | Home | Northern Illinois | Lou Brock Sports Complex | W, 13-3 (7) | |
| February 28, 2026 (Saturday) | 12:00 p.m. | Home | Northern Illinois | Lou Brock Sports Complex | L, 3-2 | |
| February 28, 2026 (Saturday) | 3:30 p.m. | Home | Northern Illinois | Lou Brock Sports Complex | L, 5-1 | |
| March 1, 2026 (Sunday) | 1:00 p.m. | Home | Northern Illinois | Lou Brock Sports Complex | L, 14-8 | |
| March 6, 2026 (Friday) | 2:00 p.m. | Away | Iowa | Iowa City, IA |  | L, 11-6 |
| March 7, 2026 (Saturday) | 2:05 p.m. | Away | Iowa | Iowa City, IA | | W, 4-3 |
| March 8, 2026 (Sunday) | 1:05 p.m. | Away | Iowa | Iowa City, IA | | L, 10-9 (10 inn.) |
| March 10, 2026 (Tuesday) | 3:00 p.m. | Home | Bradley | Lou Brock Sports Complex | | W, 6-5 |
| March 11, 2026 (Wednesday) | 2:00 p.m. | Home | Bradley | Lou Brock Sports Complex | W, 11-6 | |
| March 13, 2026 (Friday) | 3:00 p.m. | Home | Murray State | Lou Brock Sports Complex | | W, 4-0 |
| March 14, 2026 (Saturday) | 1:00 p.m. | Home | Murray State | Lou Brock Sports Complex | | L, 3-1 |
| March 15, 2026 (Sunday) | 10:00 a.m. | Home | Murray State | Lou Brock Sports Complex | | W, 4-0 |
| March 16, 2026 (Monday) | 2:00 p.m. | Home | Dayton | Lou Brock Sports Complex | | Cancelled |
| March 20, 2026 (Friday) | 3:00 p.m. | Home | Eastern Illinois* | Lou Brock Sports Complex | | L, 6-1 |
| March 21, 2026 (Saturday) | 1:00 p.m. | Home | Eastern Illinois* | Lou Brock Sports Complex | L, 5-4 | |
| March 22, 2026 (Sunday) | 1:00 p.m. | Home | Eastern Illinois* | Lou Brock Sports Complex | | L, 9-6 |
| March 25, 2026 (Wednesday) | 6:00 p.m. | Home | Missouri | Lou Brock Sports Complex | | W, 10-4 |
| March 27, 2026 (Friday) | 5:00 p.m. | Away | Tennessee-Martin* | Martin, TN | L, 7-2 | |
| March 28, 2026 (Saturday) | 3:00 p.m. | Away | Tennessee-Martin* | Martin, TN | L, 10-1 | |
| March 29, 2026 (Sunday) | 1:00 p.m. | Away | Tennessee-Martin* | Martin, TN | L, 15-7 | |
| March 31, 2026 (Tuesday) | 6:00 p.m. | Away | Southern Illinois | Carbondale, IL | W, 3-1 | |
| April 2, 2026 (Thursday) | 5:00 p.m. | Home | SEMO* | Lou Brock Sports Complex | | W, 3-2 |
| April 3, 2026 (Friday) | 5:00 p.m. | Home | SEMO* | Lou Brock Sports Complex | | L, 8-0 |
| April 4, 2026 (Saturday) | 1:00 p.m. | Home | SEMO* | Lou Brock Sports Complex | | W, 7-1 |
| April 8, 2026 (Wednesday) | 6:00 p.m. | Away | Evansville | Evansville, IN | L, 9-2 | |
| April 10, 2026 (Friday) | 5:00 p.m. | Home | Western Illinois* | Lou Brock Sports Complex | | W, 5-2 |
| April 11, 2026 (Saturday) | 1:00 p.m. | Home | Western Illinois* | Lou Brock Sports Complex | | W, 4-1 |
| April 12, 2026 (Sunday) | 1:00 p.m. | Home | Western Illinois* | Lou Brock Sports Complex | | W, 3-2 |
| April 14, 2026 (Tuesday) | 5:00 p.m. | Away | Saint Louis University | St. Louis, MO | | W, 9-1 |
| April 17, 2026 (Friday) | 5:00 p.m. | Away | Morehead State* | Morehead, KY | W, 5-4 | |
| April 18, 2026 (Saturday) | 2:00 p.m. | Away | Morehead State* | Morehead, KY | W, 15-2 | |
| April 19, 2026 (Sunday) | 12:00 p.m. | Away | Morehead State* | Morehead, KY | | W, 18-13 |
| April 22, 2026 (Wednesday) | 5:00 p.m. | Home | UMSL | Lou Brock Sports Complex | | |
| April 24, 2026 (Friday) | 5:00 p.m. | Home | Little Rock* | Lou Brock Sports Complex | | |
| April 25, 2026 (Saturday) | 1:00 p.m. | Home | Little Rock* | Lou Brock Sports Complex | | |
| April 26, 2026 (Sunday) | 1:00 p.m. | Home | Little Rock* | Lou Brock Sports Complex | | |
| April 28, 2026 (Tuesday) | 5:00 p.m. | Home | Southern Illinois | Lou Brock Sports Complex | | |
| May 1, 2026 (Friday) | 6:00 p.m. | Away | SIUE* | Edwardsville, IL | ||
| May 2, 2026 (Saturday) | 2:00 p.m. | Away | SIUE* | Edwardsville, IL | ||
| May 3, 2026 (Sunday) | 1:00 p.m. | Away | SIUE* | Edwardsville, IL | ||
| May 5, 2026 (Tuesday) | 5:00 p.m. | Home | Saint Louis University | Lou Brock Sports Complex | | |
| May 8, 2026 (Friday) | 3:00 p.m. | Home | Tennessee Tech* | Lou Brock Sports Complex | ||
| May 9, 2026 (Saturday) | 1:00 p.m. | Home | Tennessee Tech* | Lou Brock Sports Complex | ||
| May 10, 2026 (Sunday) | 1:00 p.m. | Home | Tennessee Tech* | Lou Brock Sports Complex | ||
| May 12, 2026 (Tuesday) | TBD | Away | Indiana State | Terre Haute, IN | ||
| May 14, 2026 (Thursday) | 6:00 p.m. | Away | Southern Indiana* | Evansville, IN | ||
| May 15, 2026 (Friday) | 5:00 p.m. | Away | Southern Indiana* | Evansville, IN | ||
| May 16, 2026 (Saturday) | 2:00 p.m. | Away | Southern Indiana* | Evansville, IN |