The regular season slate starts for the Tops with a trip to Leesburg, Florida for the Florida Games. The season starts Friday, Feb. 10, as WKU faces off against Minnesota and Butler. Day two for the Tops in the Sunshine State includes a doubleheader against No. 19 Michigan. On Sunday, action closes as WKU faces up against Minnesota for their second matchup of the weekend.
Opponent (2022 record) | Date | Time (CT) | Conference |
Minnesota (27-26-1) | Friday, Feb. 10 | 10 a.m. | Big Ten |
Butler (31-17) | Friday, Feb. 10 | 3 p.m. | Big East |
Michigan (38-18) | Saturday, Feb. 11 | 10 a.m. | Big Ten |
Michigan (38-18) | Saturday, Feb. 11 | 12:30 p.m. | Big Ten |
Minnesota (27-26-1) | Sunday, Feb. 12 | 8 a.m. | Big Ten |
On the road the following weekend, WKU heads to Columbia, South Carolina as the Gamecocks are hosting the South Carolina Tournament, featuring a slate of five different teams to compete against the Red and White.
Opponent (2022 record) | Date | Time (CT) | Conference |
Delaware (29-16) | Friday, Feb. 17 | 9 a.m. | CAA |
East Tennessee (8-48) | Friday, Feb. 17 | 11:30 a.m. | SoCon |
George Washington (36-17) | Saturday, Feb. 18 | 4:30 p.m. | A10 |
Campbell (37-19) | Sunday, Feb. 19 | 11:30 a.m. | Big South |
South Carolina (26-30) | Sunday, Feb. 19 | 2 p.m. | SEC |
The next weekend of the 2022 season opens the Hilltoppers' 10-game homestand as the Red and White host the annual Hilltopper Classic on The Hill. Central Michigan, Illinois State, and Jacksonville State all visit the WKU Softball Complex.
Opponent (2022 record) | Date | Time (CT) | Conference |
Central Michigan (27-26) | Friday, Feb. 24 | 3 p.m. | MAC |
Illinois State (24-28) | Friday, Feb. 24 | 5:30 p.m. | Missouri Valley |
Central Michigan (27-26) | Saturday, Feb. 25 | 12:30 p.m. | MAC |
Jacksonville State (31-24) | Saturday, Feb. 25 | 3 p.m. | ASUN |
Illinois State (24-28) | Sunday, Feb. 26 | 12:30 p.m. | Missouri Valley |
The final tournament of the season is the annual WKU Spring Fling, hosted at the WKU Softball Complex. The Tops welcome Akron, Evansville, and Austin Peay to The Hill for five more games.
Opponent (2022 record) | Date | Time (CT) | Conference |
Akron (18-32) | Friday, March 3 | 3 p.m. | MAC |
Evansville (24-27) | Friday, March 3 | 5:30 p.m. | Missouri Valley |
Akron (18-32) | Saturday, March 4 | 12:30 p.m. | MAC |
Austin Peay (31-24) | Saturday, March 4 | 3 p.m. | ASUN |
Evansville (24-27) | Sunday, March 5 | 12:30 p.m. | Missouri Valley |
Following the Tops' month-long span of weekend tournaments, WKU will play one non-conference series against MAC opponent, Miami of Ohio in mid-March, before hitting the road to open up Conference USA play. All Hilltopper non-conference midweeks are slated for Mondays and Wednesday this season.
Remaining Non-Conference Games
Opponent (Conference) | Date | Time (CT) | Location |
Miami (OH) (MAC) | March 11-12 | 1 p.m./3:30 p.m./1 p.m. | Bowling Green, Ky. |
Eastern Kentucky (ASUN) | Wednesday, March 8 | 4 p.m. | Richmond, Ky. |
Indiana (Big Ten) | Monday, March 13 | 6 p.m. | Bowling Green, Ky. |
Belmont (Missouri Valley) | Wednesday, March 29 | 6p.m. | Bowling Green, Ky. |
Lipscomb (ASUN) | Wednesday, April 12 | 6 p.m. | Nashville, Tenn. |
Louisville (ACC) | Wednesday, April 19 | 6 p.m. | Bowling Green, Ky. |
Arkansas (SEC) | Monday, April 24 | 6 p.m. | Bowling Green, Ky. |
The 21 non-conference squads the Tops will play in 2022 represent 11 different leagues, including three "Power Fives".
WKU's conference schedule includes traveling to UTEP, UTSA, Middle Tennessee, and FIU, while the Hilltoppers will host North Texas, Charlotte, Florida Atlantic, and LA Tech.
Conference USA Series
Opponent (Conference) | Date | Time (CT) | Location |
UTEP (15-34) | March 17-19 | 7 p.m./4 p.m./1 p.m. | El Paso, Texas |
North Texas (37-16) | March 24-26 | 6 p.m./ 1 p.m./1 p.m. | Bowling Green, Ky. |
Charlotte (35-23) | Mar 31-Apr 2 | 6 p.m./1 p.m./1 p.m. | Bowling Green, Ky. |
UTSA (19-34) | April 6-8 | 6 p.m./ 6 p.m./1 p.m. | San Antonio, Texas |
Middle Tennessee (19-34) | April 14-16 | 6 p.m./ 4 p.m./12 p.m. | Murfreesboro, Tenn. |
Florida Atlantic (29-26) | April 21-23 | 6 p.m./ 1 p.m./1 p.m. | Bowling Green, Ky. |
FIU (19-31) | April 28-30 | 4 p.m./ 12 p.m./11 a.m. | Miami, Fla. |
LA Tech (39-20) | May 5-7 | 6 p.m./ 1 p.m./1 p.m. | Bowling Green, Ky. |
Looking to redeem from last year's C-USA championship game, WKU has now made the event for five-straight seasons and has its eyes set on May 8-13 in Ruston, Louisiana as LA Tech hosts.
Over the span of the season, WKU is slated to host 29 games and will match up against 14 different teams at the WKU Softball Complex. Flexible season ticket packages are now on sale as $50 will get fans 28 tickets to use however they'd like -- the only game this season that requires a separate ticket purchase aside from the season ticket package, is when the Hilltoppers host No. 7 Arkansas on Monday, April 24.
A stocking stuffer ticket deal is in place now until Dec. 31. Fans who purchase either a softball or baseball season ticket package will receive two free tickets to select men's and women's basketball games over the winter break. The ticket office will contact you after your season ticket purchase to select such basketball games.
Streaming will be available for most games and live stats will always be available at WKUSports.com. A streaming schedule for spring sports is expected to be released soon.
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