NORFOLK, Va. – WKU Baseball dropped its series finale to No. 23 Old Dominion, 13-2, on Sunday afternoon at the Bud Metheny Baseball Complex.
The Hilltoppers jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead in the top of the first before the Monarchs answered back with four runs in the bottom of the frame and eventually ran away with the 13-2 win.
"I felt like we came out and swung the bats really well and then we scored two in the first inning – felt really good about that – and then we go out on defense and they put a four-spot on the board," said head coach John Pawlowski. "After that it just didn't seem like, from a total game perspective – whether it was pitching or offensively – there wasn't a lot of quality work for the rest of the game from that point forward."
WKU utilized five total pitchers on the mound, with the group combining to allow 13 runs and five walks while striking out a pair.
At the plate, the Hilltoppers tallied four hits, with Ray Zuberer III leading the way while going 2-for-3 with a run.
SCORING SUMMARY
WKU opened the scoring in the first frame, with Justin Carlin using an RBI-single to plate Zuberer before scoring later in the inning off an RBI-single by Richard Constantine to make it 2-0.
The Monarchs answered back in the bottom of the inning, racking up four runs to pull ahead 4-2, before reeling off nine more unanswered runs throughout the game to earn the eventual 13-2 victory.
UP NEXT
The Hilltoppers will close out their regular season with a home contest against Eastern Kentucky at 5 p.m. CT on Tuesday, May 18 at Nick Denes Field.
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