INDIANA, Pa. – Colton Burd belted a three-run home run with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning here Wednesday afternoon to give Indiana (Pa.) an 8-7 walk-off win against West Liberty in non-conference baseball action at Dougherty Field.
    The loss spoiled a stirring comeback by Coach Eric Burkle's Hilltoppers (6-27), who had erupted for three runs in the top of the sixth to overcome a 6-4 deficit and take a 7-6 lead in the scheduled nine-inning game.
    The WLU bullpen held the Vulcans (15-15) scoreless through the sixth, seventh and eighth frames only to see the hosts break through in the ninth. A walk and a single put runners on first and second with one out, setting the stage for Burd's game-winning blast.
    West Liberty pounded out 14 hits in the frustrating setback. Brad Goodyear had a three-hit day with a home run and two singles to drive in a pair of runs while Ty Helmke added a homer, double and two RBIs. Connor Ferguson had a double and a single. Kaden Blomquist singled twice and drove in a run, Jarrett Delbrugge weighed in with an RBI single and Kayne McGee doubled in a losing cause.
    The Hilltoppers return home to open a four-game Mountain East Conference weekend set with Alderson Broaddus on Friday. First pitch in Friday's afternoon twinbill is set for 1 p.m. at Kovalick FIeld.
  West Liberty                          020 023 000 - 7  14  0
Indiana (Pa.)                          112 020 003 - 9  13  2
     WLU: Aulick (5SO, 2W), Conley (4) (2SO, 1W), Hess (7) (1SO, 1W), Cerjan (8) (1SO, 2W), Bolander lp (9) (0SO, 0W) and Rine, Hawkins (6). Goodyear HR, 2S, 2rbi; Helmke HR, D, 2rbi; Ferguson D, S; Blomquist 2S, rbi; Delbrugge S, rbi; McGee D
     IUP: Logue (3SO, 1W), Furlong (4) (0SO, 1W), Diefenbach (6) (1SO, 0W), Dolansky (7) (2SO, 0W), McCombie (8) (0SO, 0W), Glass (9) (1SO, 0W) and Cherry. Roper D, S, rbi; Mueller D, S; Owens 2S, rbi; Homer 2S, rbi; Burd HR, 2rbi; Cherry HR, 2rbi; Cestra HR, rbi; Johnson D