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Toppers Fall in Midweek Extra-Inning Slugfest

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RICHMOND, Ky. — In a 10-inning game that featured a combined 31 runs on 34 hits and 19 walks, WKU Baseball fell just shy of Eastern Kentucky by a score of 16-15 on Wednesday evening. Steven Kraft hit a pair of homeruns, drove in four and scored three in the contest that tied for the most runs scored in the 136-game series between the two programs.

After falling behind 6-0 after the second inning, the Hilltoppers tallied six runs of their own over the next two frames to tie it up.