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Baseball. WKU Clinches Series Over Youngstown State After Splitting Doubleheader

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – After a win on Opening Day, WKU Baseball followed it up by splitting the Saturday doubleheader against Youngstown State to claim a 2-1 series win over the Penguins on the first weekend of the 2016 season.

The Hilltoppers dropped a narrow defeat in the first of two games on the day in extra innings, 8-7, but were able to bounce back with a convincing 11-1 triumph in the final game of the series. Junior Ryan Thurston was dominant on the mound, while Thomas Peter paced the team offensively in a game where the Tops racked up 14 hits.