Road Test at No. 13 Kentucky Up Next for Hilltoppers

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BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – After notching its second-straight Conference USA series sweep over the weekend, WKU Softball is headed to Lexington for a midweek matchup at No. 13 Kentucky. The Hilltoppers are 1-1 this season in midweek games, with a win most recently at Eastern Kentucky and a loss at Lipscomb. WKU Wednesday's tilt on seven-game win streak and 22-5 overall on the season. The Wildcats (21-10) will look to end a three-game skid after suffering a weekend sweep by Missouri. Action between the in-state foes will be available for streaming on the SEC Network +.

MIDWEEK FOLLOWING INFORMATION
Tuesday, March 25 – at No. 13 Kentucky – 5 p.m. CT | Livestats | Stream

The Wildcats will host WKU at John Cropp Stadium, its ninth home game in its last 10 games. The Hilltoppers just finished a 12-game stretch on the road before hosting Charlotte this past Saturday and Sunday. UK is 5-3 in home games this year while WKU has posted a 5-2 mark in away tilts.

Kentucky will be entering the midweek looking to get back on track after going 0-3 on the weekend against Missouri at home. The Wildcats series against Missouri snapped a 12-game win streak dating back to March 1. Kentucky is 21-10 overall and 6-3 in the Southeastern Conference.

Common opponents on the season between the sides include Saint Louis to this point. Both the Hilltoppers and the Wildcats defeated the Billikens 10-0 in five innings. WKU fill face Marshall on April 6 while Kentucky defeated The Herd 9-4 on March 20.

In the all-time series against Kentucky, the Wildcats lead 15-8, including an 8-4 mark in Lexington. Kentucky has won the last 10 matchups between the two programs.

Since 2000, WKU Softball has played 11 different SEC squads. The Hilltoppers have gone 18-44 up against SEC opposition. Under Coach Tudor's reign, the 2014-2019 squads have gone head to head with seven of the SEC programs, putting together a record of 5-11. In 2014 the Red and White took down No. 2 Tennessee on the Volunteers' home turf; Tudor's second game coaching for WKU against an SEC school. Over the 2017 opening weekend, WKU Softball headed to Starkville, Miss,, and took down the host Bulldogs in a 1-0 decision. WKU dropped decisions to No. 8 LSU and No. 18 Kentucky in 2018 along with No. 17 Auburn during its opening weekend of the 2019 campaign.

Following Tuesday's game in Lexington, the Hilltoppers will host C-USA opponent Florida Atlantic in a doubleheader on Saturday and a single game on Sunday at the WKU Softball Complex.

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