The Hilltoppers' all-time home runs leader broke the school's all-time RBI record (179) with a back-to-back RBI double and single against UTEP Friday evening. Slugging 1.000 over the weekend, she also broke WKU's single-season home runs record with her 16th on the season Saturday. Sanders garnered a .500 batting average, four hits, and four RBIs over the series with a .667 on-base percentage, as she also drew three walks.
With one start and 8.2 innings of work over the weekend, Smith generated a 0.81 ERA. Seeing action in all three games, she gave up only one earned run off of six hits and allowed a walk. The Tennessee native earned four strikeouts from the circle, holding UTEP batters to a .194 average at the plate.
The Hilltoppers head to Las Cruces, N.M. for the 2024 CUSA Softball Tournament this week as the two-seed. They will play the winner from the [3] LA Tech/[6] UTEP game on Thursday, May 9 at 3:30 p.m. CT. The game will be available to stream on ESPN+.
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