HADLEY, Ky. (Interstat) — Eastern Kentucky used a four-run eighth inning to defeat Western Kentucky 5-3 on Wednesday at Nick Denes Field.

The Colonels (12-36) trailed 2-0 after the first but struck back in the seventh on Moreno’s two-run single. In the eighth, Longo drove in a run on a fielder’s choice, Shevey added a sacrifice fly and Benson singled home a run. Western Kentucky (26-23) had taken the lead in the bottom of the first on Frost’s RBI single and a run scored on a caught stealing.

Eastern’s bullpen shut down the Hilltoppers over the final six innings. Cooper Pumphrey, Clay Cartledge, Bradley Gagen, Johnny Bingham, Addison Stockham and Gavin Faulkner combined for six hitless innings with eight strikeouts. Zach Lyles tossed two scoreless frames for Western Kentucky.

The Colonels outhit the Hilltoppers 10-7 and avenged a 13-0 loss to Western Kentucky on April 21.