JONESBORO, Ark. (2/24/24) – The Lindenwood Lions (1-5, 0-0 OVC) made a furious comeback bid in the ninth, but Arkansas State baseball (7-0, 0-0 SBC) was able to escape with a 7-6 victory on Saturday night at Tomlinson Stadium.
 
Arlon Butts (1-0) made his second start of the season and allowed two hits with one earned run while striking out four over five innings pitched. Austen Jaslove led the bats with a 2-for-5 performance that featured two home runs and five RBIs.
 
Jaslove opened the action with a two-run home run in the second inning, putting A-State ahead 2-0. It was the Infielder’s 14^th hit and fourth home run of the season.
 
Kam Edwards led off the fourth with a triple and crossed the plate on a sacrifice fly to put Lindenwood on the board. The Lions were unable to get another runner on base as the Scarlet and Black held a one-run advantage.
 
Cason Tollett extended the lead back to two runs with a 401-foot solo-homer while Cross Jumper fired a line drive into centerfield for another not long after.
 
Jaslove blew the game open in the eighth with his second home run of the game, bringing in three runs on a 393-foot missile over the left-field wall.
 
Lindenwood scored three runs with no outs before the Red Wolves forced a 6-4-3 double play, but Dawson Hokuf fired a two-run homer to right field in the next at-bat to make it a one-run contest. However, A-State forced a fly-out to right field and secured the victory.
 
Butts earned the win and Jacob Conover claimed the save while Eli Brown (0-1) took the loss. The Red Wolves have won back-to-back series to open the season for the first time since 2019.

NEXT UP
Arkansas State will close their three-game series against Lindenwood on Sunday, February 25 at Tomlinson Stadium. First pitch is set for 1:00 p.m. and can be heard on 95.3/96.9 The Ticket Radio Network along with the A-State Red Wolves mobile app.
 
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