DALLAS – Following the results of the final day of the regular season, No. 4 seeded WKU Baseball will face off against No. 5 Florida Atlantic on Wednesday night in Houston, Texas in the first round of the C-USA Championship. First pitch is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. CT and will be streamed on ESPN+.
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This marks just the third time in program history that the Hilltoppers will make an appearance in the C-USA Championship and the second time WKU has drawn the No. 4 seed, the highest seed the Hilltoppers have earned since joining the league in 2015.
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Earlier this season, WKU swept FAU in Bowling Green winning 6-4 on Friday, 9-8 on Saturday, and 4-2 on Sunday. Saturday's game was the longest game of the season for the Hilltoppers, going 14 total innings. The Hilltoppers trailed 7-1 through five innings and eventually tied the game in the bottom of the ninth, 8-8. RHP Mason Burns was nearly perfect in extra innings before Kirk Liebert laid down a walk-off, bunt single that caused a throwing error and allowed AJ Fiechter to score from second to win the game.
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The last time WKU made the C-USA Championship, they suffered an opening round loss to No. 16 Southern Miss, 1-11, before defeating UTSA by way of a walk-off, sacrifice fly from current Hilltopper center fielder, Ty Crittenberger, to give WKU the 10-9 victory over the Roadrunners.
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The Hilltoppers season came to a close the following day with a loss to No. 18 Louisiana Tech, 4-14.
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Game Schedule
Wednesday, May 24 (ESPN+)
Game 1              (3) Charlotte vs. (6) Louisiana Tech         9:00 a.m.
Game 2              (2) UTSA vs. (7) Middle Tennessee          12:30 p.m.
Game 3              (1) DBU vs. (8) Rice                                     4:00 p.m.
Game 4              (4) WKU vs. (5) Florida Atlantic                7:30 p.m.
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Thursday, May 25 (ESPN+)
Game 5Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 9:00 a.m.
Game 6Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 12:30 p.m.
Game 7 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Loser Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 4:00 p.m.
Game 8Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Winner Game 3vs. Winner Game 4Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 7:30 p.m.
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Friday. May 26 (ESPN+)
Game 9Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Winner Game 5 vs. Loser Game 6Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 2:00 p.m.
Game 10Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Winner Game 7 vs. Loser Game 8Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 5:30 p.m.
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Saturday, May 27 (ESPN+)
Game 11Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Winner Game 6 vs. Winner Game 9Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 9:00 a.m.
Game 12Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Winner Game 8 vs. Winner Game 10Â Â Â Â Â Â 12:30 p.m.
Game 13 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Same Teams as Game 11 (If necessary)Â 4:00 p.m.
Game 14Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Same Teams as Game 12 (If necessary)Â 7:30 p.m.
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Sunday, May 28 (CBS Sports Network)
Championship Game                                                              1:00 p.m.
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All Times Central
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How to follow WKU Baseball: For complete information on WKU Hilltopper Baseball, visit WKUSports.com or follow the program via social media @WKU_Baseball on Twitter and @WKUBaseball Instagram.
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