WKU BASEBALL
Hilltoppers drop 7-5 decision to FIU in CUSA tournament opener
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Western Kentucky dropped its opening game of the Conference USA Baseball Championships to Florida International, 7-5, Wednesday morning at Pat Patterson Park in Ruston, Louisiana.