BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – WKU Softball earned the No. 4 seed in the upcoming Conference USA Tournament that will take place on The Hill from May 12-15. The Hilltoppers are the first tournament host to make the field since the 2014 campaign. As the No. 4 seed, WKU earned a first-round bye and will play the winner of UTSA vs. Middle Tennessee at 5 p.m. CT on Wednesday.
The four-day, eight-team tournament utilizes both single and double-elimination formats. Wednesday's first round will be single elimination for competing teams, while the quarterfinals and semifinals are set up for double-elimination play. All games leading up to Saturday's championship will be streamed live on ESPN+, while the title game will be broadcast on CBS Sports Network at noon CT.
Full tournament coverage, including the bracket, team information, stat and video links, recaps and more can be found on the Championship Central page.
Championship action gets underway on Wednesday with four first-round matchups starting with No. 5 Middle Tennessee (26-21, 11-8 C-USA East) versus No. 8 UTSA (14-30, 8-12 C-USA West) at noon. Game two will see No. 6 Louisiana Tech (22-29, 10-10 C-USA West) and No. 7 Marshall (19-12, 8-8 C-USA East) meet at 2:30 p.m. Transitioning to the evening slate, No. 4 seed and tournament host WKU (27-12, 10-6 C-USA East) will face off against the winner of game one at 5 p.m. Wednesday's final first pitch is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. with a matchup between No. 3 Charlotte (30-17, 14-6 C-USA East) and the winner of game two.
Top-seeded North Texas (37-10, 18-2 C-USA West) earned a double bye into Thursday's quarterfinals after landing atop the West Division standings. No. 2 seed UAB (29-18, 15-5 C-USA West) also earned the automatic bid into the second round. The Mean Green will make its first appearance on Thursday at 2 p.m. with potential matchups including the tournament's No. 4, 5 or 8 seeds. The Blazers will take the field for the 4:30 p.m. tilt and will draw either the No. 3, 6 or 7 seeds.
PARKING
All fans can park in the Creason lot, which sits beyond right and center field of the WKU Softball Complex. Cars will not be able to park in Parking Structure 3.
TICKETS
Fans can purchase single-game tickets to the Conference USA Softball Tournament hosted by WKU at two on-site locations. The first gate is behind the softball pressbox and concessions stand while the second location is at the entrance to Parking Structure 3. All tickets are general admission and are the same for inside the complex and structure.
No all-session or all-tournament tickets will be available this year so fans will need to purchase a $10 ticket for each game they wish to attend. The seating area will be cleared and sanitized between each game.
How to Follow the Hilltoppers: For complete information on WKU Softball, follow the team on Twitter at @WKUSoftball, Instagram @WKU_Softball and Facebook /WKUSoftball.
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