Freshman Payton O'Connor picked up her first career RBI during the full seven inning match up, while five other Hilltoppers picked up a hit against the Bison bullpen.
WKU 4, LIPSCOMB 5
Kicking off early in the first inning, shortstop TJ Webster put on the wheels with a bunt infield single right up the middle to lead Faith Hegh home from third base. Center fielder Brylee Hage later stole second base as Webster advanced home on the throw down for a 2-0 lead on the board.
In the bottom of the second, the Bison scathe by with an RBI double into left-center field to gain a run on the board.
The Tops collect two more on the board with a RBI single up the middle from second baseman Abby Newman, her third RBI on the season, while designated hitter Payton O'Connor sacrificed flied out to left field, sending first baseman Jessica Bush across the plate sliding.
The Bison inch back with a sacrifice fly into deep right field, followed by a Hilltopper error that sends two more from the home team across the plate for a 4-3 ballgame.
With a comeback, Lipscomb moved over to tie the game drawing a bases-loaded walk and walked off the game in the bottom of the seventh with
Katie Gardner got the start and pitched her 12th complete game, drawing three walks, six strikeouts, and five runs off of three earned hits.
WKU is back on the road this weekend in C-USA action, taking on Middle Tennessee in Murfreesboro, April 14-16 for another three-game series.
TOP STORYLINES
- In a tight series, WKU and Lipscomb are tied in the all-time series, 17-17.
- Head coach Amy Tudor earned her career 500-win mark in the Tops 9-0 win over Evansville. She is 511 all-time, while 294 as WKU's head coach.
- On the stat sheet, Faith Hegh is leading the Tops with a .398 batting average, while also owning 45 hits. Taylor Sanders leads with 39 RBIs and nine home runs and while Taylor Davis has 39 hits and stolen 15 bases.
- The Hilltoppers collectively hold 291 hits, 170 RBIs, a .300 batting average with 18 home runs.
- 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.
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