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Ninth-inning rally sends WKU to second sweep of Marshall

Western Kentucky used an eight-run ninth inning Sunday to complete its second sweep of Marshall this season.

Jackson Swiney highlighted the comeback with a go-ahead grand slam in the final inning of the 10-6 Hilltopper victory at the Kennedy Center in Huntington, W.Va.

The come-from-behind victory comes after WKU (23-21 overall, 13-11 Conference USA) scored 10 runs in the final inning in the second game of Saturday’s doubleheader to come away with a 15-5 victory over the Herd (8-28, 4-20). Sunday’s victory closed WKU’s second four-game sweep of Marshall this season, with the first coming April 9-11 at Nick Denes Field.