Baseball Falls Short Despite Elder's Career Day

Saturday, May 13

Nick Denes Field

1:00 PM

Western Kentucky University

15-36, 5-21

Florida Atlantic

30-17-1, 16-10

Florida Atlantic

WKU

5/13/2017 12:00:00 AM | Baseball

Box Score

Box Score (PDF) | Season Statistics

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. - WKU Baseball got seven innings of one-run relief from Kevin Elder, but an early deficit was too much to overcome as Florida Atlantic took the middle game of the weekend series, 5-3. Colie Currie and Wyatt Featherston hit their fifth homeruns of the seasons, both solo shots, Saturday afternoon.

The Owls scored four in the first three innings on seven hits to take a 4-0 lead. But Elder came in and held the visitors to five baserunners the rest of the way, with a solo homerun in the seventh as the only damage on the scoreboard.

With seven full innings on 94 pitches, Elder set career-highs in both. He struck out four and walked none, lowering his season earned run average from 4.09 to 3.71.

Featherston's homerun hit off the speed pitch sign over the right-field fence in the third frame, while Currie's went to the left of the same fixture in the eighth. The third Hilltoppers' run came in-between, when Bryson Smith scored Kevin Lambert from third base on a sacrifice fly.

Topper Note
In addition to their long balls, Colie Currie and Wyatt Featherston also had base hits to notch multi-hit games for the Hilltoppers. For the center fielder, it was his 17th in 50 starts, while the freshman notched his third of the year.

What's Up Next
The rubber match of the series takes place Sunday, May 14 at 12 noon. Senior recognition ceremonies will begin at approximately 11:25 a.m. for WKU's Class of 2017. FAU sends lefty Jake Miednik to the mound while the Hilltopper starter remains TBA at this time.