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Illinois State Finishes Second at Holiday Inn Hilltopper Spring Fling

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Western Kentucky (16-4) used an 11-run fourth inning to top Illinois State (9-9), 12-1, in the Holiday Inn Hilltopper Spring Fling championship game on Sunday.

BY THE NUMBERS / KEY INNINGS

  • Western Kentucky broke open scoring in the bottom of the third inning, scoring an unearned run on a throwing error by ISU.
  • The Hilltoppers scored 11 runs on eight hits and another ISU error in the fourth to hold a commanding 12-0 lead going into the final frame.
  • Illinois State battled, as Brittni LaFountaine led off the frame with a single to WKU's third baseman.