Friday's doubleheader will be streamed for free on the Hilltopper Sports Satellite Network Facebook page. The remaining two streams are to be determined based on weather and scheduling.
Tickets will be available for purchase at the stadium on game day. Gates will open one hour prior to the first pitch and the concession stand will be open.
GAMES 27-30
Charlotte (25-10; 9-3 C-USA) at [RV] WKU (17-9; 1-3 C-USA)
April 23, 2021 | 3 & 5 p.m. CT
April 24, 2021 | TBD
April 25, 2021 | TBD
HSSN on Facebook | Livestats
WKU Softball Complex | Bowling Green, Ky.
TOP STORYLINES
- WKU Softball has faced off against Charlotte 16 times in program history. The Hilltoppers lead the all-time series 11-5 with WKU claiming the most recent meeting between the sides (2019 in Bowling Green) in a 3-0 win against the 49ers.
- Charlotte enters the series with a 9-3 C-USA record and a 25-10 overall record. The Hilltoppers enter their second Conference USA series of the season with a 17-9 overall record. The Tops have unfortunately had 14 games canceled or postponed due to COVID-19 contact tracing by an opponent or inclement weather.
- WKU's April 1-3 series at Marshall was postponed due to a positive COVID-19 case in the Hilltoppers' Tier 1 testing group and subsequent contract tracing. A make-up date has not been set yet.
- Redshirt-senior Paige Carter will appear in her 200th game as a Hilltopper in the first game of the series.
- WKU received votes in the most recent NCAA Top 25 Poll for the fourth-straight week.
- This season, Kelsey Aikey added both her 500th career strikeout and 17th career save. She is just the fourth Hilltopper to reach the 500-strikeout milestone. After six strikeouts against Belmont, she now stands at 546 strikeouts, just 17 away from breaking the all-time record for most career strikeouts in WKU history, currently held by Emily Rousseau (2012-14) She has owned the program's save record since her junior season and ranks second among all active NCAA Division I pitchers with 17 saves.
- Former Hilltopper Softball player Larissa Franklin is a member of the Canadian National Team faced off against her former squad in the exhibition game earlier this season. Franklin is one of four current or former members of WKU Softball to be featured on the WKU Athletics' Beyond the Hill podcast.
- In early February, redshirt-junior catcher Kendall Smith was named 1-of-30 Senior CLASS Award Candidates. She joins fellow Hilltopper Aikey as two of the three selections in program history.
- WKU Softball was predicted to win the Conference USA East Division by league coaches, receiving eight first place votes. Individually, pitcher Aikey and Shelby Nunn, along with Smith were named to the Preseason All-Conference Team.
How to Follow the Hilltoppers: For complete information on WKU Softball, follow the team on Twitter at @WKUSoftball, Instagram @WKU_Softball and Facebook.
