An unsung hero provided late inning dramatics Tuesday night for the Toppers.
Freshman infielder Blake Crabtree drove home junior designated hitter Kori Petri in the bottom of the 10th inning to push the Toppers (9-3) past visiting Tennessee, 5-4.
“Everybody contributed and we all played great,” Crabtree said. “It just happened to be my time.”
Crabtree was put [...]

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. — The Toppers didn’t partake in any more late theatrics or postgame celebrations Monday night at Summit Arena, because they did something in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament they haven’t done in three seasons.
Lose.
Troy senior forward Richard Delk hit a 3-pointer with 13.2 seconds to play, giving the Trojans (20-11) a two-possession [...]

The Lady Tops reached one of their season-long goals in securing 20 wins, but Alysha Clark ensured Western wouldn’t go much further than that.

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. — Teams that surrender 14-point leads, that trail almost a full second half, that get beat on the glass by more than 10 rebounds don’t usually win.
But most teams don’t have an A.J. Slaughter.
The senior guard hit a pair of clutch 3-pointers inside of two minutes to go Sunday night to push [...]