The numerous fans that left the WKU vs UK baseball game early should be upset. With WKU down 8-2 heading into the seventh inning, many fans, for some reason, opted to leave the game and missed the comeback victory. The Tops responded to the UK 8-run 4th inning with an impressive 8-run inning of their own. Matt Rice, who broke the all-time WKU career hits record (282) in the 3rd inning with an infield single and tied the all-time RBI record (208) with a homerun in the 5th, started the inning with a triple off the top of the left-center wall. The next batter, Carter, drove in Rice and started the Hilltopper comeback. WKU batted 13 in the 7th inning, and took the lead for good on a 2 RBI Kes Carter single.
The win was a huge one for WKU baseball. In front of a crowd of 5,142, the largest crowd at a college game in the commonwealth this year, WKU asserted its supremacy in the sport of baseball. WKU fans came out in force to support their team. Hilltopper fans greatly overpowered the UK fans who were sprinkled within the “Sea of Red.” The win tonight marks 4 straight against the Wildcats, and improves WKU to an impressive 25-13 (10-5) on the season.
The comeback victory will hopefully provide a confidence boost as the team travels to Sun Belt conference leader Troy (11-4). The Tops will play a weekend series, and can move to 1st place with a series victory. WKU will also host #4 Vanderbilt on Tuesday with hopes of revenging their 9th inning loss to the Commodores early this year.
Game Result: Win - Hammonds (2-1). Loss - T. Gott (2-4)
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