BOWLING GREEN, Ky. - The Western Kentucky University baseball team will close the regular season with a four-game homestand beginning Tuesday against in-state rival Eastern Kentucky. First pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m. at Nick Denes Field.
The Hilltoppers (21-30) are coming off a Sun Belt Conference series loss at South Alabama over the weekend. After coming-from-behind for a 7-6 win on Friday, WKU was swept in a doubleheader on Sunday. In Game Two of the doubleheader, WKU sophomore infielder Scott Wilcox went 2-for-4 with two home runs, a pair of RBIs and two walks. The two-homer game is the first of his career while his fifth-inning home run extended his hitting streak to a career-high 11 games.
Tuesday night is "$2 Tuesday" at Nick Denes Field where all tickets, food and beverage items are only $2.
WKU will wrap the current homestand with a three-game series against Middle Tennessee beginning Thursday at Nick Denes Field. Game times are set for 6 p.m. Thursday and Friday and 1 p.m. Saturday.
Tuesday's game will be broadcast live on the Hilltopper IMG Sports Network with live stats and live audio available on WKUSports.com for the game as well.
Complete game notes are available in .pdf form at the link at the bottom of the page.
Game 52:
Tuesday, May 15 // 6:00 PM (CT)
WKU (18-26) vs. Eastern Kentucky (29-20)
Bowling Green, Ky. // Nick Denes Field (1,500)
Pitching Probables:
Eastern Kentucky: Nick Bozman (Freshman LHP; 2-0, 2.89 ERA)
WKU: TBA
