Hilltoppers Open Four-Game Home Stand with Rematch Against Blue Raiders

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – WKU Baseball continues Conference USA play this weekend with a rematch against Middle Tennessee beginning at 6 p.m. CT on Thursday, April 6 at Nick Denes Field.

THE SCHEDULE
• The Hilltoppers will open their series against Middle Tennessee at 6 p.m. CT on Thursday, April 6 at Nick Denes Field.
• WKU will then play the Blue Raiders at 6 p.m. CT on Friday, April 7.
• The Hilltoppers will close out their series against Middle Tennessee on Saturday, April 8 at 1 p.m. CT.

LAST TIME OUT
• The Hilltoppers fell at No. 4 Vanderbilt, 8-1, in its midweek game last Tuesday at Hawkins Field in Nashville, Tenn.
• The Hilltoppers utilized eight pitchers in eight innings while the offense only managed to notch three hits, only scratching one run in the contest.

DOUBLE TIME
• Through 30 games the Hilltopper offense is top ten in the nation and leads all of C-USA in doubles (68), while also being at the top of the league in doubles per game (2.3).
• The top three spots of the C-USA doubles leaders belong to Hilltoppers in INF Drew Reckart (12), OF Ty Crittenberger (10), and INF Tristin Garcia (10).

TOP OF THE CHARTS
• Only 14 C-USA players are hitting .340 or better through the first seven weeks of the season and WKU carries two of them in Drew Reckart (.376), and INF Tristin Garcia (.340) who rank 6th and 14th in the league thus far.
• The Hilltoppers rank 3rd in C-USA in batting average (.298) as a team.

MOUND MARVELS
• WKU ranks 2nd in the league in saves (8) while ranking 4th in the conference in opponent batting average (.249) and the staff has only surrendered 23 home runs through 30 games, ranking 2nd in C-USA.
• LHP Devyn Terbrak ranks 6th in C-USA with a 2.83 ERA while owning the 11th-most strikeouts, fanning 37 batters in the 2023 season.

TEAMWORK MAKES THE DREAM WORK
• WKU's offense currently leads all of C-USA in sacrifice bunts (30), almost doubling the next best team, UAB (16), while ranking as one of the top five teams in the nation in the category.
• The top three C-USA leaders in sacrifice bunts are all Hilltoppers in AJ Fiechter (6), Kirk Liebert (5), and Aidan Gilroy (4).

SERIES HISTORY
• WKU and Middle Tennessee have met 246 times in program history, with the Hilltoppers owning a 130-114-2 all-time series edge.
• The teams met for a three-game series earlier this season with the Blue Raiders taking two-of-three against the Hilltoppers in Murfreesboro, Tenn.

SCOUTING THE HILLTOPPERS
• WKU is 16-14 on the season after falling to No. 4 Vanderbilt on Tuesday, 8-1.
• Offensively, seven Hilltoppers are hitting .300 or better with Drew Reckart (.376), INF Tristin Garcia (.340) and OF Ty Crittenberger (.336) leading the charge.
• On the mound, WKU has compiled a 4.78 team ERA while striking out 247 batters in 258.0 innings of action.

SCOUTING THE BLUE RAIDERS
• Middle Tennessee is 14-13 on the year after sweeping FIU this past weekend in Murfreesboro, Tenn.
• At the plate, the Blue Raiders have six players hitting .300 or better, led by Brett Coker who currently owns a .394 batting average.
• The Middle Tennessee pitching staff has produced a 5.82 team ERA while recording 206 strikeouts in 238.0 frames.

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Hilltoppers Open Four-Game Home Stand with Rematch Against Blue Raiders

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Players Mentioned

Ty Crittenberger

AJ Fiechter

Tristin Garcia

Aidan Gilroy

Kirk Liebert

Drew Reckart

Devyn Terbrak