Red and White Headed for FIU to Open Conference USA Action

WKU Notes

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – After putting together a 15-5 non-conference record through the first five weeks of the 2019 campaign, WKU Softball will face its first Conference USA test this weekend as the squad hits the road for FIU. The Hilltoppers are in the midst of a 12-game road stretch while the Panthers are currently in a homestand of the same length. FIU enters the conference-opening series with a 17-9 record.

FIU SERIES INFORMATION
Saturday, March 16 – at FIU – 3 p.m. CT | Livestats | Stream
Saturday, March 16 – at FIU – 5 p.m. CT | Livestats | Stream
Sunday, March 17 – at FIU – 11 a.m. CT | Livestats | Stream

The Panthers will host WKU from the FIU Softball Stadium, marking FIU's eighth, ninth and 10^th-straight home games while the Hilltoppers will be playing their ninth, 10^th and 11th-consecutive games away from home.

WKU is off to one of the best starts in program history with a 15-5 record through five weeks of non-conference play. The Hilltoppers will look to bounce back after suffering a pair of one-run losses to close weekend play at the Bobbie Bailey Memorial Tournament from Kennesaw, Ga., last weekend followed by a 9-7 setback at Lipscomb on Wednesday.

FIU will be looking to get back on track as well after taking an 8-0 loss to Notre Dame after a 1-0 defeat to Long Island. The Panthers are 13-7 on their home turf this season. WKU and FIU have not faced any common opponents heading into C-USA action.

The 2019 C-USA Preseason Coaches Poll predicted WKU to finish seventh while the Panthers were slated fifth. Collectively, the weekend foes had just one player named to the league's Preseason All-Conference squad.

In the all-time series against FIU, WKU trails the Panthers 27-34. Last season in Bowling Green, WKU claimed the opening game of the doubleheader to clinch a postseason berth. The weather-shortened series would ultimately end in a split. Last time the Hilltoppers visited Miami, the hosts swept the series after outscoring WKU 11-3 across the three games.

Following this weekend's series in Miami, the Red and White will close its month-long road trip with a tilt at Eastern Kentucky on Wednesday, March 20.

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