WKU Hosts Ole Miss For First Midweek of 2025

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. -- WKU Softball opens a four-game home stand this week, beginning with a midweek contest against No. 25 Ole Miss.

SERIES INFO
Tuesday, March 11

vs. Ole Miss (5 p.m. CT) Live Stats | ESPN+

SERIES INFO

Ole Miss
- The Hilltoppers will meet the Rebels for the eighth time in program history. WKU is 3-4 all-time against Ole Miss with the last win coming on April 12, 2024 in Oxford, Miss.
- The most recent win against the Rebels was a 3-0 shutout

ABOUT THE TOPS

The Hilltoppers are currently 14-7 with their first Conference USA win against Sam Houston this past Friday.
Sophomore infielder Morgan Sharpe currently leads the Hilltoppers offensively with a .342 batting average.
Sophomore utility Maci Masters leads the squad in extra-base hits with six doubles and a team-high four home runs. She also leads the team in slugging percentage at .591.
Senior catcher Randi Drinnon currently leads Conference USA in sacrifice bunts with six. Freshman infielder Charlotte Herron is tied for sixth in CUSA for doubles with seven.
Freshman right-hander Erica Houge is currently ranked ninth in CUSA in earned run average at 2.58. Meanwhile sophomore right-hander Rylan Smith is ranked seventh in opposing batting average (.221), fifth in batters struck out (49), and is tied for first in batters struck out looking (18).

ABOUT THE REBELS

Ole Miss is currently 20-4, coming off a Top 10 series upset over No. 10 Arkansas. Their two wins against No. 10 Arkansas was their second and third ranked win of the season, their first was against then-No.25 Clemson on Feb. 6.
Over the three-game series, Ole Miss hit a total of three home runs.
Against Arkansas, the Rebels scored a total of 21 runs across three games. Friday's 9-1 win featured their seventh run-rule win of the season. The second was a 9-3 win.
Ole Miss is currently 11th in the SEC in batting average at .323.
Lexie Brady leads the Rebels offensively with a .396 batting average that includes four doubles, four home runs, and a team-high 27 RBI.
In the bullpen, Miali Guachino leads Ole Miss and the SEC in strikeouts with 104 in 70.0 innings of work. She boasts the best WHIP at 1.07 and best opposing batting average at .199.
Aliyah Binford leads the Rebels' bullpen in earned run average at 1.52 over 41.1 innings.

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Players Mentioned

Randi Drinnon

Charlotte Herron

Erica Houge

Maci Masters

Morgan Sharpe

Rylan Smith