ZUBERER NAMED C-USA HITTER OF THE WEEK
- Ray Zuberer III was named the Conference USA Hitter of the Week, as announced by league officials on Monday, March 15.
- The recognition marks the first time a Hilltopper has been tabbed C-USA Hitter of the Week since April 1, 2019, when Jake Sanford received the honor.
- For the week, Zuberer slashed .474/.565/.895 while producing nine hits, seven RBI, four runs, three doubles, three stolen bases, three walks, one triple and one home run. He also posted three multi-hit efforts in the Hilltoppers' five games on the week.
LAST TIME OUT
- WKU swept its four-game series against Bowling Green over the weekend.
- The Hilltoppers won the opener with a 4-3 extra-inning victory following a walk-off RBI-single by Jackson Gray in the bottom of the 10th.
- WKU took both games in its Saturday seven-inning doubleheader against the Falcons behind strong pitching from Sean Bergeron, Aristotle Peter and Mason Vinyard, with the trio combining to allow just two runs (one earned) while striking out 14 batters in 14.0 innings of action.
- The Hilltoppers completed their sweep in a Sunday slugfest, coming away with a 17-16 victory in a game that saw all nine starters record at least one hit.
SERIES HISTORY
- WKU and Bellarmine have met 40 times in program history, with the Hilltoppers currently owning a 29-11 all-time edge.
- The two teams last met on April 17, 1991, where the Hilltoppers came away with a 4-0 home victory.
- WKU has won seven of its past nine meetings against the Knights.
SCOUTING THE HILLTOPPERS
- WKU is 8-7 on the season following its four-game sweep of Bowling Green over the weekend.
- Offensively, there are currently three Hilltoppers batting over .300 on the season in Matthew Meyer (.484), Ray Zuberer III (.333) and Jackson Gray (.306).
- The Hilltoppers have racked up 34 doubles so far this year, which ranks 10th in the nation and second in Conference USA.
- On the mound, WKU pitchers have struck out 132 batters through 131.0 innings of action.
- Sean Bergeron currently ranks 20th in the country in strikeout-to-walk ratio at 11.0. He has walked just two batters through 24.0 innings so far this season.
SCOUTING THE KNIGHTS
- Bellarmine is 3-10 on the year after dropping its recent weekend series against Kennesaw State.
- At the plate, the Knights have two starters batting .300 or better on the season, with Matt Higgins leading the way at .377.
- Bellarmine's projected starting pitchers for Tuesday's contest, Devin Ecklar, currently owns a 9.00 ERA to go along with two strikeouts in 4.0 innings pitched.
