WATERLOO - The Linn-Mar Lions held onto first place in the Mississippi Division of the MVC by sweeping a doubleheader at Waterloo West on Tuesday.

The Lions prevailed, 12-6 and 9-0.

Linn-Mar leads the Mississippi Division with a 19-3 record. The eighth-ranked Lions own a precarious half-game edge over No. 2 Kennedy, which is sitting at 19-4 in the 26-game campaign.

Michael Redmond went 2-for-4 and drove in four runs for the Lions in the opener. Jack Strellner went 2-for-3 with two RBIs and three runs. Jimmy Roth hit a home run and Austin Stroschein got the victory in relief with four innings of shutout ball.

Waterloo West (6-29, 3-21) led the opener, 6-5, after five innings, but Linn-Mar (24-8, 19-3) rallied for seven runs in the final two innings.

Justin Wyant tossed a three-hit shutout with 10 strikeouts for Linn-Mar in the nightcap. Travis Kvach went 3-for-4 and scored twice. Mitch Stickney was 2-for-5 with two RBIs. Kevin Bogert and Wyant had two hits.

GAME ONE

LINN-MAR (12)
Stickney 3 1 0 1, Bogert 2 1 1 0, Redmond 4 1 2 4, Roth 5 1 1 2, Stroschein 4 0 0 0, Banks 2 1 0 0, Stolley 2 2 1 0, Blackford 2 0 0 0, Strellner 3 3 2 2, Ollinger 1 0 1 1, Kvach 0 1 0 0, Mortensen 0 1 0 0. Totals 28 12 8 10.

WATERLOO WEST (6)
Brown 4 0 2 0, Kullen 3 1 2 0, Vaughn 4 0 0 0, Fricke 2 0 0 0, Ohrt 4 1 1 2, Jenkins 3 1 0 0, Price 1 1 0 1, Heyerhoff 3 0 1 2, McClain 3 1 2 1, Medina 0 1 0 0. Totals 27 6 8 6.

Linn-Mar             320 003 4 - 12 8 2
Waterloo West   006 000 0 -   6 8 3

Blackford, Jennings (3), Stroschein (4). Heyerhoff, Jenkins (7). W - Stroschein. L - Heyerhoff. 2B - Strellner. HR - Roth. SB - Kvach, Kullen, McClain.

GAME TWO

LINN-MAR (9)
Stickney 5 1 2 2, Bogert 4 2 2 1, Redmond 4 0 0 1, Roth 2 1 1 1, Stroschein 3 0 0 0, Banks 4 0 1 1, Stolley 3 1 1 0, Mortensen 1 1 0 0, Wyant 4 0 2 1, Kvach 4 2 3 1, Bettmann 0 1 0 0, Kane 0 0 0 0, McCullough 1 0 0 0, Jennings 1 0 0 0. Totals 36 9 12 8.

WATERLOO WEST (0)
Brown 2 0 0 0, Kullen 3 0 0 0, Vaughn 3 0 1 0, Fricke 3 0 2 0, Ohrt 2 0 0 0, Jenkins 2 0 0 0, Price 1 0 0 0, Heyerhoff 2 0 0 0, McClain 2 0 0 0, Payne 1 0 0 0, Ticknor 1 0 0 0, Nabor 1 0 0 0. Totals 23 0 3 0.

Linn-Mar             020 430 0 - 9 12 0
Waterloo West   000 000 0 - 0  3 4

W - Wyant. L - Vaughn. SB - Bogert, Mortensen.