WKU Completes Sweep over MTSU with 2-1 Victory on Easter Sunday

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. -- After wins in the first two games, WKU (14-9, 3-3 C-USA) rallied with two runs in the bottom of the seventh to complete the sweep over Middle Tennessee (12-12, 1-5 C-USA) with a 2-1 victory at Nick Denes Field on Easter Sunday.

Left-handed starting pitcher Ryan Thurston was absolutely dominant on the mound for the Hilltoppers as the Blue Raiders only registered three total hits, the lowest given up by WKU this season. Thurston took a no-hitter into the top of the sixth before a MTSU single put the Blue Raiders up 1-0. For the game, Thurston tossed seven innings of two-hit baseball, while striking out four and only squandering the one run to push his record to 3-0 on the year.

CONFERENCE USA STANDINGS

Team	Conference Wins	Conference Win %	Games Back	Overall Wins	Overall Win %	Last 10	Streak
Florida Atlantic	5-1	0.833	-	18-4	0.818	7-3-0	W 3
Southern Miss	5-1	0.833	-	19-6	0.760	7-3-0	W 3
Rice	5-1	0.833	-	14-9	0.609	8-2-0	W 5
Charlotte	3-3	0.500	2	12-12	0.500	6-4-0	W 1
Western Kentucky	3-3	0.500	2	14-9	0.609	5-5-0	W 3
Old Dominion	3-3	0.500	2	18-7	0.720	7-3-0	L 3
Marshall	3-3	0.500	2	13-9	0.591	6-4-0	W 2
Louisiana Tech	3-3	0.500	2	13-7	0.650	6-4-0	L 1
Florida International	2-4	0.333	3	12-15	0.444	4-6-0	L 2
UAB	2-4	0.333	3	9-15	0.375	2-8-0	L 3
Middle Tennessee State	1-5	0.167	4	12-12	0.500	3-7-0	L 3
UTSA	1-5	0.167	4	10-13	0.435	2-8-0	L 5