BOWLING GREEN, Ky. - On October 18, the WKU softball team had the opportunity to face off against some of the greatest WKU softball players in school history during the Alumni game event. The current WKU team, which featured 11 returning athletes from the 2009 team and seven seniors, battled it out against the Alumni team that included four seniors from the 2009 class. After a fun game, the current WKU squad was able to pull out a close victory and pick up the win.
"Bringing the alumni back is one of the things we look forward to each year," assistant coach Auriel Jenkins said. "Their continued support has and will always be very appreciated to the WKU softball program. For this event, we were able to unite some of WKU's greatest alumni players with our current team and everyone had a really good time. It was also a great learning experience for this year's team and we are glad that we were able to host this event for everyone."
The alumni team included Laura King, Alana Towns, Sam Cronk, Rebecca Horesky, Ryan Rogge, Shanon Searle, Angie Head, Shelby Smith, Brandy Hawkins and Terri Ellingsworth. The Lady Toppers will open up the 2010 season on February 12 when they head to Mobile, Ala. to take part in the South Alabama Tournament. WKU's first home game of the 2010 season will be on Feburary 24 when they host Tennessee State for a doubleheader at the WKU Softball Field.
