BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky — After splitting a doubleheader on Friday, BYU baseball dropped game three of its four-game series with Western Kentucky, 4-2, on Saturday at Nick Denes Field in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
SUMMARY
BYU (1-2) jumped out to an early lead in its first at bat on a solo home run with two outs by shortstop Ryder Robinson. WKU (2-1) first baseman Lane Arroyos responded in the bottom half of the first inning with a home run to tie the game at 1-1.
After two and a half scoreless innings, the Hilltoppers took a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the fourth inning on a double, two walks and wild pitch that scored WKU catcher Camden Ross.
The Cougars fought back in the top of the fourth to even the scoring at 2-2 fueled by three consecutive singles by Keoni Painter, Bryker Hurdsman and Ezra McNaughton.
WKU retook the lead 4-2 in the bottom of the eighth on a walk, hit batter and wild pitch followed by a one-out single, in what proved to be the game winner.
Overall, BYU scored two runs on six hits while stranding eight runners, while WKU scored four runs also on six hits with five left on base.
HIGHLIGHTS
• Robinson: 1-4, HR, RBI
• Parker Goff: 1-3, BB
• Ezra McNaughton: 1-4, RBI
• Luke Sterner: 2.2 innings, 1 H, 3Ks
BYU and WKU will play the final game of the four-game series on Monday, Feb. 16, in a matchup scheduled for 1 p.m. CT. The game will be broadcast live on BYUradio.org, the BYUradio app and in Utah County on 107.9 FM. Matt Baiamonte will have the radio play-by-play live from Nick Denes Field.