THE SCHEDULE
- The Hilltoppers will open their series on Friday, March 12 with a 3 p.m. CT matchup against Bowling Green.
- WKU will then play a doubleheader against the Falcons beginning at noon on Saturday, March 13.
- The Hilltoppers will close out their series with Bowling Green on Sunday, March 14 at 1 p.m.
LAST TIME OUT
- WKU suffered a narrow defeat to Kentucky, 6-5, Tuesday afternoon at Kentucky Proud Park.
- Devyn Terbrak earned his first start for the Hilltoppers in the matchup, allowing just two earned runs while striking out a pair in 5.0 frames. Ryan O'Connell, Aaron Shiflet and Luke Stofel all saw relief action in the game, with the trio combining to allow three earned runs while recording two strikeouts in 3.0 innings of work.
- At the plate, WKU combined for eight hits on the day, with two players producing multi-hit efforts in the game. Davis Sims went 2-for-3 with an RBI and run, while Matthew Meyer hit 2-for-5 and scored one run.
SERIES HISTORY
- WKU and Bowling Green have met 16 times in program history, with the Hilltoppers currently owning a 12-4 all-time edge.
- The two teams last met on March 10, 2018, with WKU sweeping its doubleheader against the Falcons.
- The Hilltoppers have come away victorious in their past four matchups with Bowling Green, winning by an average of 5.0 runs in those games.
SCOUTING THE HILLTOPPERS
- WKU is 4-7 on the season following its recent midweek loss to Kentucky.
- Offensively, Davis Sims is currently leading the squad with a .333 batting average.
- The Hilltoppers have racked up 24 doubles so far this season, which ranks 26th in the nation and second in Conference USA.
- On the mound, WKU pitchers have struck out 102 batters through 98.0 innings of action.
- Sean Bergeron currently ranks 11th in the country in strikeout-to-walk ratio at 16.0. He has walked just one batter through 17.0 innings so far this season.
SCOUTING THE FALCONS
- Bowling Green is 2-4 on the year after completing series against Middle Tennessee and James Madison.
- At the plate, the Falcons have two starters batting .300 or better on the season, with Tyler Ross leading the way at .375.
- Bowling Green's pitching staff currently owns a 6.53 ERA while recording 40 strikeouts in 51.0 innings of work.
