In a contest that started at 10:31 p.m. Wednesday and ended at 1:46 a.m. Thursday, the Hilltoppers defeated Old Dominion 7-4 at MGM Park to advance to the second round and remain in the winner’s portion of the bracket.
With the win, No. 4 seed WKU (26-27-1) will face No. 1 seed Florida Atlantic for a scheduled 7:30 p.m. start Thursday. The Hilltoppers had the same time slot Wednesday, but with two of the three prior games going into extra innings, the first pitch was bumped back three hours.
“When you play the last game of the day you never know how they’re going to handle what we’re up against,” coach John Pawlowski said in a news release.