HOW IT HAPPENED
- After a quiet first inning, Indiana State scored in the top of the second with a flare into center field that scored the runner from second base to give the Sycamores a 1-0 lead. The Sycamores then loaded the bases and hit a grand slam to take a five run lead with two outs in the second.
- Looking for an answer in the bottom half of the frame, WKU put runners on first and second with two outs and Daniel Stewart struck one down the right field line on a 3-2 count and cleared the bases with a two-RBI double.
- Parker Coley came to the plate and roped one into the left field corner to score Stewart from second with an RBI standup double to cut the deficit to 5-3.
- The Sycamores would add six runs over the next five innings before Lane Arroyos plated two on an RBI single and Reid Howard knocked in a run to make it an 11-6 final score.
NOTABLES
- With the loss WKU falls to 8-8 on the year and 8-7 at Nick Denes Field.
- Dawson Hall got the start for the Hilltoppers on Saturday.Â
- The Hilltoppers used five relievers in the game in Conner Wolf, Gage Olsen, Declan Francis, Sam Frizzi, and Kaine Samuels.
- Samuels made his first appearance as a Hilltopper. He pitched 1.0 inning in relief and recorded a strikeout.
- Offensively WKU was led by the middle infield duo of Austin Haller and Reid Howard. Haller went 3-for-5 and scored a run.
- Howard went 3-for-5 with an RBI. Two of Howard's hits were doubles.
- Howard's two doubles in the game mark the first time the sophomore shortstop has achieved such a feat.
- Lane Arroyos and Daniel Stewart both went 1-for-4 and each logged two RBIs.
- Arroyos has now driven in at least two runs in seven games this season.
- Parker Coley went 1-for-3 with an RBI double.
NEXT UP
The Hilltoppers will wrap up the three game series with Indiana State on Sunday, March 8. First pitch is set for 3 p.m. CT. Tickets for the game can be purchased HERE.
