| No. 19 Indiana // April 4 // WKU Softball Complex | |||||
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| Game 34: Indiana | Tuesday, Apr. 4 | 5 p.m. CT | HSSN on Facebook | Livestats | ||||
| Promotions | WKU Foam Fingers to the first 100 fans Anniston Bray Trading Card Giveaway |
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| Game Notes | WKU | Indiana | ||||
| Series History | WKU Leads, 3-1; Full History | ||||
| Social Media | @WKUSoftball  | @WKU Softball  | Facebook  | YouTube  | Tik Tok |
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BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – WKU Softball is back at the Complex as they host No. 19 Indiana (D1 Softball Poll), Tuesday evening at 5 p.m. CT for their second midweek of the season on The Hill.
The last meeting between the Tops and Hoosiers was a 4-3 victory for WKU in Bloomington, Ind. in 2006. The Hilltoppers and the Big Ten opponent have met four times in a 3-1 all-time series going to the Red and White.
In four games last week on The Hill, the Tops went 1-3, dropping their midweek to Belmont, and losing the series to Charlotte over the weekend. In the first match up of two on Saturday, Katie Gardner worked through and shut out the C-USA 49ers on her home dirt with a 10-strikeout, three-walk performance. In Sunday's series finale with Charlotte, TJ Webster found the right field corner to strike up an inside-the-park home run as the Charlotte defense shifted left. The first of her career, it tied up the ballgame, but ultimately WKU sufficed, 3-6.
Streaming will be available on the Hilltopper Sports Satellite Network via Facebook Live for the Tuesday contest. Hilltopper letterwinner and HAF Executive Director Kat (Downing) Smith will be on the call, along with head volleyball coach Travis Hudson along as an analyst.
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.
MIDWEEK SCHEDULE
Tuesday
WKU vs. No. 19 Indiana
Watch: HSSN | Livestats
Tuesday, Apr. 4, 2023 | 5 p.m. CT
TOP STORYLINES
- Out of the Big Ten Confence, Western Kentucky leads the all-time series, 3-1 with the sole Hilltopper loss coming in 2006 in the first of two back-to-back match ups in Bloomington. The last match up between the Tops and Bruins was on March 25, 2006 featuring a 4-3 WKU victory.
- Head coach Amy Tudor earned her career 500-win mark in the Hilltoppers 9-0 shutout over Evansville. She is 510 all-time and owns 293 of those wins as the head coach at WKU.
- Now holding first place in the C-USA standings, pitcher Katie Gardner is ranked first in C-USA in strikeouts this season (127), while Faith Hegh is second in the league in batting average (.396) and Taylor Sanders is third with home runs (9) and first in RBIs (39) and RBI's per game (1.18). As a unit, the Hilltoppers are first in conference in fielding percentage (.975) and second in batting average (.306).
- After a seven-game homestand with the North Texas and Charlotte C-USA series and midweek with Belmont, the Hilltoppers are on the road this weekend to see the UTSA Roadrunners in San Antonio, Thursday-Saturday.
- On the stat sheet, Faith Hegh is leading the tops with a .396 batting average with 40 hits, while Taylor Davis has collected 38 hits on the season and 15 stolen bases. The Tops' Taylor Sanders holds 39 RBIs for 2023, while leading WKU with nine home runs. Senior Katie Gardner boasts a 3.46 ERA from the Hilltopper bullpen in 23 appearances.
- As a team, the Hilltoppers are holding with a .306 batting average, 267 hits off the bats with 171 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.
