Posted: 9:51 PM Hilltopper senior Steve Hodgins was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded in the ninth inning on Saturday, bringing in the eventual game-winning run as the WKU baseball team picked up a 3-2 win over rival Middle Tennessee to complete the series and the season sweep of the Blue Raiders in the 2013 regular season finale.

Posted: 9:48 PM The Bowling Green Hot Rods (26-14) fell to the West Michigan Whitecaps (18-21) 8-1 on Saturday night at Fifth Third Ballpark. Marty Gantt drove in the lone run for the Hot Rods, who drop just their second game in their last seven contests.

Posted: 9:40 PM The Western Kentucky University softball team (42-17) earned its way to the NCAA Tuscaloosa Regional championship game after defeating USC Upstate (42-11) 3-0 in the team’s second game on Saturday. The Lady Toppers fell to No. 10 national seed Alabama (44-13) 7-6 in the day’s early contest.

Posted: 10:47 PM With the win, WKU has clinched at least a .500 or better record in conference play for the sixth time in the last seven seasons.

Updated: 10:47 PM WKU will play the winner of Alabama/Jacksonville State on Saturday.

Updated: 10:43 PM When you play the Greenwood Lady Gators in softball, you immediately notice one thing, their success.

Posted: 10:49 PM The Lady Toppers play South Carolina Upstate in the NCAA Tuscaloosa Regional Friday afternoon.

Posted: 9:08 PM Watch WBKO at 6 every Thursday during the school year for the Total Fitness Connection Athletes of the Week.

Posted: 5:36 PM Taylor leaves Bowling Green after five years with the team.

Posted: 5:15 PM Trickle was the Winston Cup series rookie of the year in 1989.

Updated: 10:59 PM Orb will seek to keep alive his bid to become horse racing's first Triple Crown winner since Affirmed in 1978.

Posted: 10:10 PM The game will air on one of the ESPN networks.

Posted: 8:58 PM The shutout loss is just the second of the season for the Hot Rods.

Updated: 10:10 PM WKU faces Atlantic Sun Tournament Champion South Carolina Upstate on Friday, May 17 at 3:30 p.m.

Updated: 10:56 PM Aside from a trip to Illinois, WKU's 2014 non-conference slate will include a road contest at Navy on September 27, while hosting Bowling Green and Army on August 28 and November 15, respectively.

Posted: 10:45 PM Senior first baseman Ryan Huck would have a pair of hits on Tuesday, going 2-for-4, marking the fifth-straight game Huck has had two or more hits.

Posted: 9:27 PM Ryan Garton recorded his fourth save of the season.

Updated: 10:47 PM The Canadian star averaged 23.4 points and 11.2 rebounds per game this season for West Virginia's Huntington Prep.

Updated: 10:22 PM Forrest spent the 2012-13 season at Louisiana-Lafayette.

Updated: 10:21 PM The Hot Rods outscored the Captains 14-1 over the final two games of the series.

Updated: 4:36 PM Kentucky Derby winner Orb has completed his final workout before the Preakness Stakes, breezing four furlongs in 47.18 seconds at Belmont Park.

Posted: 11:31 PM Garnering a season record of 41-16, the Western Kentucky University softball team has been selected to play in its first-ever NCAA Division I Softball Championships, the NCAA announced on Sunday night on ESPNU.

Updated: 11:31 PM The Bowling Green Hot Rods (22-12) used a career-high ten strikeouts from Taylor Guerrieri to beat the Lake County Captains (12-21) 8-0 on Sunday afternoon at Bowling Green Ballpark. Tyler Goeddel hit his first home run of the season as the Hot Rods offense scored their most runs in the month of May to even the three-game series at one game apiece.

Updated: 11:32 PM The WKU baseball team would be in complete control through six innings, but Florida Atlantic would plate 11 runs through the final three innings to pick up the series sweep over the Hilltoppers on Senior Day at Nick Denes Field Sunday afternoon.

Updated: 11:02 PM The Bowling Green Hot Rods (21-12) were held to a season-low two hits in a 6-1 series-opening loss to the Lake County Captains (12-20) Saturday night at Bowling Green Ballpark. Ryan Dunn doubled home a run in the bottom of the eighth inning for the only Hot Rods offense of the night. Lake County’s Dylan Baker allowed one hit in six shutout innings for his first professional win.