ST. CHARLES, Mo. – Timely hits eluded the Fort Hays State baseball team Friday evening (April 20) against Lindenwood, with the Lions coming away with a 9-0 win in game one of the weekend series. The Tigers are now 13-28 overall and 5-22 in MIAA play, while Lindenwood is now 20-20 on the year and 12-16 in league action.

The Tigers saw 10 players reach base on the day, occupying the base paths in all but two innings. All five base hits came from two batters, including three base knocks from Cody Starkel and two from Alex Weiss.

Lindenwood took control with five runs in the third inning, batting around thanks to six hits and two walks. Lions starter Blake Beckmann took over from there, tossing seven scoreless innings while striking out five and allowing just four hits.

Fort Hays State had its best chance to score in the top of the first when it had a pair of runners in scoring position, but a strikeout ended the scoring threat.

Ben Ramberg (2-5) took the loss after allowing five runs over 4.2 innings of work. Austin Weiser tossed 2.1 innings of relief, allowing just two hits and one run.

The Tigers will look to level the series on Saturday when game two kicks off at 3 p.m. from the Lou Brock Sports Complex.