ST. CHARLES, Mo. - Augustana baseball concluded their 3-game series in against Lindenwood University this afternoon. The Vikings fell to the Lions 7-2 and dropped the weekend series two games to one.

Junior catcher Ryan Menssen had the best day at the plate for the Vikings. Menssen went 2-for-4 with a single in fourth and eighth innings and had an RBI in the sixth inning

Augustana fell into a 4-0 hole after giving up a run in the first inning and then a three run home run in the fourth.

The Vikings picked up a run in the fifth inning when Jacob James hit a sacrifice fly to drive in Dalton Lehnen. An inning later the Vikings scored their last run of the day when Menssen reached on an error that allowed Patrick O'Donnell to score who singled up the middle to leadoff the inning. Lindenwood added three more runs in the seventh to defeat the Vikings 7-2.

Pitchers of Record
Win - Marshall Shill (1-1): 3 IP, 2 hits, 1 run, 1 earned run, 3 strikeouts and 3 walks
Loss - Lincoln Voss (0-1): 3.2 IP, 4 hits, 4 runs, 0 earned runs, 4 strikeouts, 3 walks

Viking Notables
• Augustana fell to 6-3 all-time against the Lindenwood
• The Vikings collected seven hits and had one error
• Augustana used five pitchers in today's game
• Augustana left 10 runners on base
• Sam Baier doubled in the third inning
• Lucas Barry was hit by a pitch
• O'Donnell stole two bases while Baier, Carter Wevik, Barry and Riley Johnson each stole one

Up Next
Augustana =will be off this coming weekend before their home opener on Saturday, March 4. The Vikings will host Newman University in a three game series. The two teams will play doubleheader on Saturday, and a single game on Sunday.