Tops Headed for Kennesaw State-Hosted Bobbie Bailey Memorial Invite

WKU Game Notes | Tournament Central

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – WKU Softball is headed for the three-day Bobbie Bailey Memorial Invitational in Kennesaw, Ga., from Friday through Sunday, where the squad will face off against Wright State, Kennesaw State and Saint Louis. Currently riding an eight-game win streak and off to the best start in program history at 13-2, the Hilltoppers will look to continue to build on their impressive non-conference tear. Weekend action will open on Friday with a 10 a.m. CT tilt against Wright State from Bailey Park.

BOBBIE BAILEY MEMORIAL INVITE INFORMATION
Friday, March 8 – vs. Wright State – 10 a.m. CT | Livestats
Friday, March 8 – vs. Saint Louis – 2 p.m. CT | Livestats
Saturday, March 9 – at Kennesaw State – 11:30 a.m. CT | Livestats | Stream
Saturday, March 9 – vs. Wright State - 2 p.m. CT | Livestats
Sunday, March 10 – TBD

Games against the weekend host, Kennesaw State, will be streamed on either Facebook or Youtube. Links will be posted to WKU Softball's schedule on WKUSports.com and across all of the team's social media platforms.

To open weekend play, WKU will take on Wright State for the seventh time in program history. The Red and White have claimed all six previous decisions with three coming in neutral settings. The last time the sides met was 2017 in Bowling Green when WKU claimed a 4-3 decision. Wright State has opened the 2019 campaign with a 6-9 record and enters the weekend losing its last three games.

Kennesaw State has opened the 2019 season with a 9-11 record and has won its last four decisions entering the weekend. WKU is 1-1 all-time against the Owls, dropping the most recent decision 2-1 in the 2017 NISC from Atlanta.

Rounding out WKU's weekend competition, Saint Louis is headed to Georgia with a 2-10 reading on the season. The Billikens picked up a 6-2 victory over Evansville and a 4-1 win at UT Martin. SLU enters the weekend looking to end a three-game losing streak. WKU and Saint Louis have met once prior in program history when the Hilltoppers claimed a 4-0 decision over the Billikens in 2004.

This weekend's tournament at Kennesaw State is the fourth, and final, non-conference tournament the Hilltoppers will partake in before opening Conference USA action at FIU next weekend.

After playing seven of its first 12 games from the WKU Softball Complex, the Red and White are midway through a 14-game stretch on the road. The Hilltoppers will finally play their next home game on March 23 for its home-opening conference series.

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Tops Headed for Kennesaw State-Hosted Bobbie Bailey Memorial Invite

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