A limited amount of 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.
There will not be a live stream for the contest with Eastern Kentucky.
GAME 20
[RV] WKU (15-4) vs. Eastern Kentucky (21-9)
April 7, 2021 | 6 p.m. CT
Livestats: http://wkusports.com/sidearmstats/softball/summary
WKU Softball Complex | Bowling Green, Ky.
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
- Wednesday, April 7 – 6 p.m. CT vs. Eastern Kentucky | Bowling Green, Ky
- Saturday, April 10 – 10 a.m. CT at No. 7 Florida | Gainesville, Fla.
- Saturday, April 10 – 3 p.m. CT vs. Softball Canada (EXH) | Gainesville, Fla.
- Sunday, April 11 – 10 a.m. CT at No. 7 Florida | Gainesville, Fla.
- WKU Softball owns a 14-11 record all-time against Eastern Kentucky and claimed the most recent meeting (2019), 6-5.
- EKU enters Wednesday's tilt on a three-game win streak after sweeping conference foe, Belmont.
- The Hilltoppers are in the midst of a five-game win streak, with the most recent outing being an extra-inning, walk-off win over No. 7 Kentucky on April 24.
- The walk off win over Kentucky was the Hilltoppers' first win over a ranked team this season. This was also WKU's first win over a top-10 ranked opponent since 2014, when the Tops beat Tennessee.
- Last weekend's series at Marshall was postponed due to a positive COVID-19 case in the Hilltoppers' Tier 1 testing group and subsequent contact tracing. A make-up date has not been set yet.
- WKU has now had 13 games postponed or canceled due to COVID-19 protocols, scheduling changes or inclement weather.
- The Hilltoppers will get two of those games back, plus an exhibition game, this coming weekend as the team announced they'll head to Gainesville, Fla., this weekend to visit No. 5 Florida for a pair of contests. WKU will also face former Hilltopper Larissa Franklin and her Canadian National Team crew in an exhibition outing.
- 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 and now sits 54 strikeouts away from owning the record. 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.
- 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.
