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Western Kentucky Hilltoppers The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers and Lady Toppers are the athletic teams that represent Western Kentucky University (WKU), located in Bowling Green, Kentucky, in intercollegiate sports as a member of the NCAA Division I ranks, competing in the Co ...

'' The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers baseball team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of

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. The team is a member of

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, which is part of the

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's Division I. Western Kentucky's first baseball team was fielded in 1910. The team plays its home games at

Nick Denes Field Nick Denes Field is a baseball venue located on the campus of Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, Kentucky, United States. It is home to the WKU Hilltoppers baseball team, a member of the NCAA Division I Conference USA. The field has ...

. The Hilltoppers are coached by

Marc Rardin Marc Rardin is an American baseball coach and former player, who is the current head baseball coach of the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers. He played college baseball at Indian Hills Community College before transferring to Iowa Wesleyan University. ...

Hilltoppers in Major League Baseball

Since the

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began in 1965, Western Kentucky has had 59 players selected.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Baseball * Sports clubs established in 1910

Hilltoppers in Major League Baseball

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