THE SCHEDULE
- The Hilltoppers will open their series on Thursday, April 1 with a 6 p.m. CT matchup against FIU.
- WKU will then play a seven-inning doubleheader against the Panthers beginning at 1 p.m. on Friday, April 2.
- The Hilltoppers will close out their series with FIU on Saturday, April 3 at 11 a.m.
LAST TIME OUT
- WKU dropped its four-game weekend series to Charlotte, three games to one.
- The Hilltoppers fell in their C-USA opener on Friday by a 7-4 score.
- WKU then dropped its Saturday doubleheader to the 49ers via 6-0 and 5-4 (8 inn.) finals.
- The Hilltoppers came away victorious in their series finale, picking up their fourth walk-off win of the season following a 17-16 extra-inning victory after Eric Riffe's bases-loaded RBI-single in the bottom of the 10th.
NO DOUBLE TROUBLE
- WKU currently ranks first in the nation with 61 doubles on the season, with the squad averaging 2.54 doubles per game.
- Matthew Meyer and Jack Wilson are both tied for the team lead with nine doubles apiece, which ranks 19th in the country and second in Conference USA.
- In the shortened 2020 season, the Hilltoppers closed out their campaign ranked 10th in the nation and first in C-USA with 41 doubles in just 16 games.
SERIES HISTORY
- WKU and FIU have met 70 times in program history, with the Panthers holding a slight 36-34 all-time edge.
- The teams last met on March 24, 2019, with the Hilltoppers recording a 15-1 win.
- WKU has won its past two contests against the Panthers.
SCOUTING THE HILLTOPPERS
- WKU is 11-13 on the season following its four-game weekend series with Charlotte.
- Offensively, there are two Hilltoppers batting over .300 on the season in Matthew Meyer (.397) and Jackson Gray (.353).
- Meyer currently ranks second in the conference in both batting average (.397) and on-base percentage (.512).
- On the mound, WKU pitchers have struck out 217 batters through 211.0 innings of action.
- Jake Kates currently ranks 21st in the nation with 48 strikeouts on the season, while Sean Bergeron ranks 40th in the country with a 7.80 strikeout-to-walk ratio.
SCOUTING THE PANTHERS
- FIU is 9-12 on the year after dropping its weekend series, three games to one, to Old Dominion.
- The Panthers are also set to face off against Miami (Fla.) on Wednesday night before opening their series with the Hilltoppers on Thursday.
- At the plate, FIU has three starters batting .300 or better on the season, with Juan Teixeira leading the way at .371.
- The Panthers pitching staff currently owns a 7.05 ERA while recording 185 strikeouts in 180.0 innings of work.
