A rematch from last season's ballgame at the WKU Softball Complex, WKU still leads the all-time series at 3-2, dating back to 2004. The Red and White last took home a victory on Andy Mohr Field with a 4-3 final in 2006. Last season, the Hoosiers came to Bowling Green in April for a midweek match up, but the Tops fell to Indiana off of an RBI single and two-run home run.
Last weekend on The Hill, WKU went 3-1 at the Hilltopper Spring Fling. TJ Webster batted .545 at the plate through four games, as Morgan Sharpe kept up with four hits over the weekend and staying steady atop of CUSA with a .500 season batting average. Taylor Sanders hit the Hilltoppers 13th, her seventh, home run of the season. Now with her 38th career homer, Sanders has tied the program record for most career home runs.
The match up between the Tops and Hoosiers will be available to stream on BTN+Â with Joe Brennan and Zeke Shapiro on the call.
GAME 21
WKU at Indiana (15-4)
BTN+ | Livestats
Andy Mohr Field
Tuesday, Mar. 5, 2024 | 4 p.m. CT
TOP STORYLINES
- Tuesday's game will be the eighth match up between the Hilltoppers and Hoosiers in program history. The Tops lead the series, 4-3.
- After the Tuesday midweek game, WKU is slated to open Conference USA action on the road at New Mexico State over the weekend. The three-game series is set to start Friday, March 8 at 7 p.m. CT.
- On the stat sheet, Morgan Sharpe is leading CUSA with a .500 batting average that's good for 14th across the NCAA. She also owns 32 hits, while Taylor Sanders is slugging .754, collecting 22 RBIs and seven home runs on the year.
- The Hilltoppers collectively own a .324 batting average, 165 hits, 103 runs, and the pitching staff is operating with a 2.31 ERA.
- In the Conference USA Preseason Coaches Poll, the Hilltoppers were predicted to finish second in CUSA, while fifth-year infielders Taylor Sanders and TJ Webster along with right-hander Katie Gardner were named CUSA Preseason All-Conference.
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