Arkansas-Little Rock 5, at Western Illinois 8

MACOMB, Ill. (Interstat) — In a wild back-and-forth Ohio Valley Conference contest defined by a massive seventh-inning swing, Western Illinois rallied to defeat Arkansas-Little Rock 8-5 on Sunday at Alfred D. Boyer Stadium, avoiding a series sweep. The game’s pivotal sequence came in the bottom of the seventh inning. Trailing by four runs after a grand slam, the Leathernecks mounted an immediate and decisive response against the Trojans’ bullpen. Arkansas-Little Rock had seized a 5-3 lead in the top of the frame when left fielder Blake Simpson launched a two-out, grand slam to right field off reliever Karsten Stotlar. The… Read more...