Western Kentucky senior right fielder Ethan Lizama (13) gets a high-five from junior catcher Camden Ross (8) as he returns to the dugout after scoring a run in the Hilltoppers’ 13-9 win against the Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles at Nick Denes Field on Tuesday, April 8, 2025. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS

Western Kentucky senior pitcher Gavin Perry (44) pitches to Southern Indiana junior short stop Clayton Slack (5) in the Hilltoppers’ 13-9 win against the Screaming Eagles at Nick Denes Field on Tuesday, April 8, 2025. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS

Western Kentucky freshman short stop Reid Howard (3) bats in the Hilltoppers’ 13-9 win against the Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles at Nick Denes Field on Tuesday, April 8, 2025. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS

Western Kentucky junior designated hitter Thomas Marsala (31) sprints to third in the Hilltoppers’ 13-9 win against the Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles at Nick Denes Field on Tuesday, April 8, 2025. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS

Western Kentucky junior designated hitter Thomas Marsala (31) dives safely into third as Southern Indiana junior third baseman Patrick McLellan (4) attempts to catch the ball in the Hilltoppers’ 13-9 win against the Screaming Eagles at Nick Denes Field on Tuesday, April 8, 2025. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS

Western Kentucky junior left fielder Carlos Vasquez (25) hits a home run in the Hilltoppers’ 13-9 win against the Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles at Nick Denes Field on Tuesday, April 8, 2025. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS

Western Kentucky junior left fielder Carlos Vasquez (25) runs the bases after hitting a home run in the Hilltoppers’ 13-9 win against the Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles at Nick Denes Field on Tuesday, April 8, 2025. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS

The Hilltoppers cheer on junior left fielder Carlos Vasquez (25) as he runs the bases on a home run hit in the first inning in their 13-9 win against the Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles at Nick Denes Field on Tuesday, April 8, 2025. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS

Western Kentucky junior designated hitter Thomas Marsala (31) bats in the Hilltoppers’ 13-9 win against the Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles at Nick Denes Field on Tuesday, April 8, 2025. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS

Western Kentucky senior second baseman Austin Haller (2) dives safely back to first as Southern Indiana junior first baseman Kannon Coakley (14) reaches for the ball in the Hilltoppers’ 13-9 win against the Screaming Eagles at Nick Denes Field on Tuesday, April 8, 2025. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS

Western Kentucky junior centerfielder Ryan Wideman (33) blows a bubble as he watches a new pitcher warm up for Southern Indiana in the Hilltoppers’ 13-9 win against the Screaming Eagles at Nick Denes Field on Tuesday, April 8, 2025. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS

Western Kentucky senior second baseman Austin Haller (2) bats in the Hilltoppers’ 13-9 win against the Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles at Nick Denes Field on Tuesday, April 8, 2025. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS

Western Kentucky junior catcher Camden Ross (8) runs to third base in the Hilltoppers’ 13-9 win against the Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles at Nick Denes Field on Tuesday, April 8, 2025. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS

Western Kentucky junior catcher Camden Ross (8) turns his back as a wild pitch hits him in the Hilltoppers’ 13-9 win against the Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles at Nick Denes Field on Tuesday, April 8, 2025. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS

Western Kentucky senior first baseman Kyle Hayes (30) celebrates hitting a double beside Southern Indiana sophomore second baseman Parker Martin (28) in the Hilltoppers’ 13-9 win against the Screaming Eagles at Nick Denes Field on Tuesday, April 8, 2025. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS

Western Kentucky senior first baseman Kyle Hayes (30) and junior catcher Camden Ross (8) safely cross home plate after a single hit by freshman short stop Reid Howard (3) in the Hilltoppers’ 13-9 win against the Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles at Nick Denes Field on Tuesday, April 8, 2025. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS

Construction workers take a break to watch Western Kentucky senior pitcher Gavin Perry (44) pitch in the Hilltoppers’ 13-9 win against the Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles at Nick Denes Field on Tuesday, April 8, 2025. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS

Western Kentucky senior pitcher Gavin Perry (44) pitches to Southern Indiana senior centerfielder Khi Holiday (1) in the Hilltoppers’ 13-9 win against the Screaming Eagles at Nick Denes Field on Tuesday, April 8, 2025. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS

Western Kentucky junior left fielder Carlos Vasquez (25) throws the ball infield to get Southern Indiana senior left fielder BJ Banyon (3) out in the Hilltoppers’ 13-9 win against the Screaming Eagles at Nick Denes Field on Tuesday, April 8, 2025. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS

Western Kentucky senior first baseman Kyle Hayes (30) catches the ball to get Southern Indiana junior short stop Clayton Slack (5) out on first in the Hilltoppers’ 13-9 win against the Screaming Eagles at Nick Denes Field on Tuesday, April 8, 2025. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS