Red and White Headed for Tuesday Tilt at Indiana

WKU Notes

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – WKU Softball will open up a five-game road stretch on Tuesday as the Hilltopper squad heads to Bloomington, Ind., to take on Indiana in a 3 p.m. CT tilt from Andy Mohr Field. Both the Hilltoppers (19-11) and Hoosiers (10-21) will look to add to their current win streaks. The midweek tilt will be available for streaming on both BTN Plus and FloSoftball with paid subscriptions.

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Indiana is coming off a weekend sweep over No. 18 Ohio State and has won six of its last eight games. Both IU and WKU have played two games against Green Bay at home. WKU claimed both decisions (10-0 and 6-5) while Indiana split with the Phoenix, winning 4-3 before falling 5-2.

In the all-time series against the Hoosiers, WKU leads 3-1. The Hilltoppers are 2-1 when playing in Bloomington. In the most recent meeting on March 25, 2006, the Red and White claimed a 4-3 decision. Neither side has ever shut out the other while the margin of victory has been three runs or less in all four meetings.

Through 31 games, Indiana owns a collective batting average of .236 on the year with 179 hits – 45 extra base – for a .336 slugging percentage. In the circle, the Hoosier pitching staff has registered a 3.53 ERA with 220 strikeouts while opposing batters hit at a .222 clip.

The Hilltopper offense has been a force to be reckoned with this season as the team owns a collective batting average of .295 while leading Conference USA in scoring (5.53), doubles per game (1.77), triples per game (0.33), RBI (150) and on base percentage (.387). WKU's 1.77 doubles per game ranks eighth in the nation.

Indiana is in its first season under former Marshall head coach Shonda Stanton and marks the second Power 5 squad the Hilltoppers will face the season. The Red and White visited Baton Rouge, La., in mid-March to take on No. 8-ranked LSU at home as well. WKU will close its regular-season Power 5 slate on April 18 when Kentucky visits the WKU Softball Complex.

Following Tuesday's game at Indiana, head coach Amy Tudor and company will head to Charlotte, N.C., for the third Conference USA series of the 2018 campaign. First pitch of Friday's doubleheader is slated for noon CT.

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