BOX SCORE  / Series Photos

WEST LIBERTY, W.Va. – Trent Chapman singled up the middle to bring Mike Johnson trotting home with the game-winning run in the bottom of the ninth Sunday afternoon as the West Liberty University baseball team beat Alderson-Broaddus, 5-4, at Kovalick Field.

Johnson had led off the ninth for the Hilltoppers (5-11) by doubling into the right-center gap. He moved to third on a sacrifice bunt by Ross Heath, setting the stage for Chapman's walk-off hit.

Mike Reef went the distance on the mound to pick up the win, striking out two and not walking a batter while yielding only two earned runs in a strong performance.

Chapman had two singles and drove in two runs for West Liberty while Johnson had a single to go along with his ninth-inning double. Ryan Zelinski chipped in with a double, single and RBI while Derek Daugherty also had a double and single.

The Hilltoppers return to action Wednesday at 1 p.m. when they host Salem International in a non-conference doubleheader.

BASEBALL

(1 out when winning run scored)

West Liberty 5, Alderson-Broaddus 4

Alderson-Broaddus 000 220 000 - 4 8 1

West Liberty 013 000 001 - 5 9 2

AB: Patsy (2SO, 4W), Martin (3) (2SO, 2W), Hacket lp (6) (2SO, 0W) and Teeple. Roy 2S; Canterbury 2S; Hacket D, rbi; 

WL: Reef wp (2SO, 0W) and D.Daugherty. Chapman 2S, 2rbi; Zelinski D, S, rbi; D.Daugherty D, S; Johnson D, S