| Miami (OH) Series + Indiana // March 3-5 // WKU Softball Complex | |||||
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| Game 21: Miami (OH) | Saturday, Mar. 11 | 1 p.m. CT | No Stream | Livestats | ||||
| Game 22: Miami (OH) | Saturday, Mar. 11 | 3 p.m. CT | No Stream | Livestats | ||||
| Game 23: Miami (OH) | Sunday, Mar. 12 | 12 p.m. CT | BTM (Facebook Live) | Livestats | ||||
| Game 24: Indiana | Monday, Mar. 13 | 6 p.m. CT | HSSN (Facebook Live) | Livestats | ||||
| Promotions | Kaytlan Kemp Trading Card (Sat. Game 1), Luna Curran Trading Card (Sat. Game 2) Addy Edgmon Trading Card (Sunday), Anniston Bray Trading Card (Monday) Autograph Saturdays Free Admission with Church Bulletin (Sunday only) Free hot chocolate for First 50 fans (Monday) |
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| Game Notes | WKU | | ||||
| Series History | Miami OH (Tied, 3-3; Full History), Indiana (Leads, 3-1; Full History) | ||||
| Social Media | @WKUSoftball  | @WKU Softball  | Facebook  | YouTube  | Tik Tok |
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BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – After a thrilling 13-inning win for WKU in Richmond for the Hilltoppers' first midweek of the season, the Tops are set to host their first and only non-conference series with Miami of Ohio on Saturday and Sunday, with a Monday midweek match with Indiana on the schedule. The Tops will play a doubleheader to kick off the series with the Redhawks and a Sunday noon first pitch, while WKU will be under the lights with the Hoosiers at the WKU Softball Complex.
Meeting six times in program history, the Hilltoppers and Redhawks are tied in the all-times series, with the last match up in 2017 going to Miami of Ohio in Bowling Green. With the Big Ten's Indiana Hoosiers, the two teams haven't met in over 15 years. The last meeting in 2006, resulted in a 4-3 win for the Red and White.
Last weekend on The Hill, WKU went 4-0 in front of their home crowd that included shutouts over Evansville and Akron. From offense, junior Jessica Bush knocked in her first career home run and the only one of the Hilltopper Spring Fling. From the circle, freshman Maddy Wood picked up her first career win with a six inning shutout, only giving up two hits and posting a 2.87 ERA.
Due to limited broadcasting equipment with the Lady Toppers' semi-final tournament game in Frisco, there will be no stream available for Saturday's contests against the Redhawks.
Sunday's match up will be on the secondary stream, Behind the Mic, on Hilltopper Sports Properties Facebook page with Voice of the Lady Toppers, Brad Klein, broadcasting. Monday's nightcap against Indiana will be streamed from the primary HSSN Facebook Live as Hilltopper letterwinner and HAF Executive Director Kat (Downing) Smith will be on the call.
Due to the construction for the new WKU Soccer/Softball Complex, the south entrance via Creason Street is closed. Fans can enter and purchase tickets on the north end, down the sidewalk via the Creason lot in between left field and PS3. Concessions and restrooms will be open, but space is constrained due to construction fencing.
COMPLETE WEEKEND SCHEDULE
Saturday
WKU vs Miami (OH)
Livestats
Saturday, Mar. 11, 2023 | 1 p.m. CT
WKU vs Miami (OH)
Livestats
Saturday, Mar. 11, 2023 | 3 p.m. CT
Sunday
WKU vs Miami (OH)
Watch: BTM | Livestats
Sunday, Mar. 12, 2023 | 12 p.m. CT
Monday
WKU vs Indiana
Watch: HSSN | Livestats
Monday, Mar. 13, 2023 | 6 p.m. CT
TOP STORYLINES
- WKU Softball will see Miami of Ohio for the first time since 2017, which was a 3-1 Redhawks win. Indiana will be the fourth Power 5 opponent WKU will see this year, as WKU leads the series 3-1 all-time.
- Head coach Amy Tudor earned her career 500-win mark in the Hilltoppers 9-0 shutout over Evansville. She owns 286 of those wins as the head coach at WKU.
- In Conference USA rankings, Katie Gardner is first in strikeouts (61), while catcher Randi Drinnon is third in the league in on-base percentage (.507). As a unit, the Hilltoppers are first in conference in field percentage (.977), and holds steady at second in batting average (.307), and first in shutouts (6) this season.
- After hosting a four-game homestand last weekend, WKU was at home for three weekends in a row, starting with the Hilltopper Classic, Hilltopper Spring Fling, and three-game series hosting Miami (OH).
- On the stat sheet, Brylee Hage is leading the tops with a .394 batting average, while also collecting 26 hits on the season. The Tops' Taylor Sanders holds 18 RBIs for 2023, while leading WKU with three home runs. Freshman Maddy Wood boasts a 2.29 ERA from the Hilltopper bullpen in 10 apperances.
- As a team, the Hilltoppers are holding with a .311 batting average, 162 hits off the bats with 96 runs scored so far this season.
- In the Conference USA Preseason Coaches Poll, the Hilltoppers were predicted to finish second in C-USA, while fifth-year outfielder Taylor Davis was named to the Preseason All-Conference team.
How to Follow Hilltopper Softball: For complete information on WKU Softball, follow the team on Twitter at @WKUSoftball, Instagram @WKU_Softball and Facebook/WKUSoftball.
