BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – WKU Baseball is set to host a three-game series against Conference USA opponent, Charlotte, beginning at 6 p.m. CT on Friday, April 28 at Nick Denes Field.
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THE SCHEDULE
• The Hilltoppers will open their series against Charlotte at 6 p.m. CT on Friday, April 28 at Nick Denes Field.
• WKU will then play the 49ers at 6 p.m. CT on Saturday, April 29.
• The Hilltoppers will close out their series against Charlotte on Sunday, April 30 at 1 p.m. CT.
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LAST TIME OUT
• The Hilltoppers dropped its final road midweek matchup at Austin Peay, 12-11 on Tuesday night.
• Sophomore INF AJ Fiechter launched first home run of the season in a 3-for-5 outing with three RBI in the losing effort.
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DOUBLE TIME
• Through 42 games the Hilltopper defense is top 20 in the nation and leads all of C-USA in double plays (36), while also ranking second in the league in doubles hit (84).
• The top three spots of the C-USA doubles leaders belong to Hilltoppers in INF Drew Reckart (16), INF Tristin Garcia (13) and OF Ty Crittenberger (12).
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TOP OF THE CHARTS
• Only 15 C-USA players are hitting .330 or better through the first 10 weeks of the season with INF Tristin Garcia ranking 10th (.340) and INF Drew Reckart ranking 14th (.331).
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MOUND MARVELS
• WKU ranks 3rd in the league in saves (11), opponent batting average (.248) and 2nd in home runs allowed (33).
• Freshman RHP Dawson Hall ranks 6th in C-USA with a 2.91 ERA while LHP Lane Diuguid ranks 9th with a 3.30 ERA and LHP Devyn Terbrak is 13th with a 3.79 ERA.
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TEAMWORK MAKES THE DREAM WORK
• WKU's offense currently leads all of C-USA in sacrifice bunts (42), almost doubling the next best team, UAB (23), while ranking as one of the top three teams in the nation in the category.
• Three Hilltoppers are among the top five C-USA leaders in sacrifice bunts in Kirk Liebert (8), AJ Fiechter (6), and Aidan Gilroy (5).
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SERIES HISTORY
• WKU and Charlotte have met 18 times in program history, with the 49ers owning a 10-7-1 all-time series edge.
• The teams met for a three-game series in Charlotte, N. C. last season with the 49ers taking two of three against the Hilltoppers.
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SCOUTING THE HILLTOPPERS
• WKU is 22-20 on the season after falling to Austin Peay on Tuesday night and sweeping Florida Atlantic last weekend.
• Offensively, six Hilltoppers are hitting .300 or better with INFs Tristin Garcia (.340) Drew Reckart (.331), and Aidan Gilroy (.305) leading the charge.
• On the mound, WKU has compiled a 4.67 team ERA while striking out 346 batters in 369.2 innings of action.
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SCOUTING THE 49ERS
• Charlotte is 22-18 on the year after losing to Winthrop on Tuesday night.
• At the plate, the 49ers have one player hitting above .300, Cam Fisher, who currently owns a .350 batting average.
• The Charlotte pitching staff has produced a 4.61 team ERA while recording 397 strikeouts in 349.2 frames.
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