Belmont 8, at Western Kentucky 9

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (Interstat) — The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers erased a five-run deficit with a four-run eighth inning to stun the Belmont Bruins 9-8 in a non-conference baseball thriller Tuesday night. The Hilltoppers (17-16) sent 10 batters to the plate in the decisive eighth, capitalizing on timely hitting and aggressive baserunning to complete the comeback against a Belmont bullpen that had been nearly perfect for five innings. The Bruins (12-21) saw a late lead vanish for the second time in a week. Belmont built an early advantage, striking for two runs in the second inning against Western Kentucky’s bullpen. JD… Read more...