BOWLING GREEN, Ky. - After dropping two of three games at home to Southern Illinois, the Western Kentucky University baseball team will look to return to the win column when it travels to Murray, Ky., to face Murray State at 2 p.m. at Reagan Field.
WKU picked up a 10-9 victory in 13 innings in Friday's series opener before SIU claimed the series with a 10-3 win Saturday and an 8-3 win Sunday. WKU junior catcher Devin Kelly's 13th-inning RBI single lifted the team to the win on Friday. The Hilltoppers rallied four different times against SIU, including from two runs downs and two outs in the bottom of the ninth, to come away with the victory
As a team, the Hilltoppers finished the series with a .317 batting average, 16 runs, 13 RBIs and 40 hits, including six doubles. Five different Hilltoppers posted batting averages over .300 for the weekend.
Tuesday is second of only two road games for WKU during the first four weeks of the season. The Hilltoppers return home this weekend for a three-game series against Kent State at Nick Denes Field.
Complete game notes are available in .pdf form at the link at the bottom of the page.
Game 8:
Tuesday, February 28, 2012 // 2:00 PM (CT)
WKU (2-5) at Murray State (5-3)
Murray, Ky. // Reagan Field (800)
Pitching Probables:
WKU: GJ Strauss (Sophomore RHP; 0-0, 9.00 ERA)
Murray State: Bryan Babin (Senior LHP; 0-0, 9.64 ERA)
2012 Season Ticket Information: Season tickets for the upcoming 2012 WKU baseball season are now on sale for $35, and season ticket renewals have begun. Fans can call the WKU ticket office at (270) 745-5222 or stop by the ticket office in E.A. Diddle Arena for more information and to purchase season tickets.
