BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – University of Southern Indiana Baseball finished its nine-game road swing with a 5-3 loss at Western Kentucky University Tuesday afternoon in Bowling Green, Kentucky. USI, who was 5-4 on the road swing, is 9-11 in the non-conference season, while WKU goes to 15-7.
The Screaming Eagles fell behind in the opening frame, 1-0, but rallied to take a 2-1 lead in the top of the second. USI sophomore shortstop Caleb Niehaus (Newburgh, Indiana) put the Eagles into the lead with a two-run single to left center.
After WKU tied the game with a run in the bottom of the third, the Hilltoppers surged into the lead with a tally in the sixth to lead 3-2. WKU would seal the game with a pair of tallies in the eighth to lead 5-2 heading into the final frame.
USI would attempt to rally in the ninth, closing the gap to 5-3 on a two-out RBI-double by freshman leftfielder Cameron Boyd (Villa Hills, Kentucky). WKU would close out the 5-3 decision with the tying run at the plate for USI.
On the mound, freshman left-hander Trevor Geddes (Louisville, Kentucky) took the loss in relief. Geddes (0-1) allowed a run on one hit, while striking out two in 1.1 innings of work.
Senior right-hander Trent Robinson (Louisville, Kentucky) started and got a no-decision for the Eagles. Robinson permitted two runs on four hits and two walks, while striking out one in four innings of work.
