Hilltoppers Begin Five-Game Road Swing on Wednesday

RICHMOND, Ky. – WKU Baseball begins a five-game road swing beginning with a midweek matchup with Eastern Kentucky on Wednesday, March 19. First pitch from Turkey Hughes Field is set for 5 p.m. CT.

GAME INFO
• WKU (19-1) at EKU (2-17)
• Turkey Hughes Field | Richmond, Ky.
• Wednesday, March 18 | 5 p.m. CT
• Watch: ESPN+ (PxP: Greg Stotelmyer | Analyst: Wes Chandler)
• Listen: The Varsity Network (PxP: Reily Chestnut)
• Social: @WKU_Baseball | @WKUSports
• Live Stats: StatBroadcast
• Game Notes: WKU | EKU | CUSA

ABOUT THE TOPS
• The Hilltoppers enter the game with a 19-1 record after a three-game sweep over UT Martin. The 2025 Hilltoppers own the best start in program history winning 19 of their first 20 games.
• 18 of WKU's 19 wins have come at Nick Denes Field. This is the first time the Hilltoppers have started 18-0 at home in program history.
• WKU is currently on a 14-game win streak. That marks the second-best win streak in program history. The longest win streak in program history belongs to the 1980 WKU Baseball team that won 19 games in a row.
• The Hilltopper pitching staff has been dominant thus far as their 2.31 ERA is the second-best in the nation only trailing Tennessee. The Hilltoppers are one of five teams in the nation with a sub-3.00 ERA.
• Weekend rotation pitcher, Jack Bennett, has been special for WKU through four starts. He's recorded 22 strikeouts in 22.0 innings and is one of two Division I players with a 0.00 ERA.
• On the offensive end, the Tops' .335 batting average and 54 doubles lead CUSA. Nationally, WKU ranks sixth in batting average and fifth in doubles.
• Hilltopper outfielder Ryan Wideman's .459 batting average, 39 hits, 26 RBI, 10 doubles and 13 stolen bases lead CUSA. The Marietta, Ga. native is top five in CUSA in batting average (.459), OPS (1.312), slugging percentage (.812), runs scored (25), hits (39), doubles (10), triples (4), RBI (26) and stolen bases (13). The junior was awarded CUSA Hitter of the Week after an 11-for-21 (.524) week with 11 RBI, a grand slam, five doubles, two triples, six runs and two stolen bases. He hit for the program's first recorded cycle on Tuesday against SIU.

QUOTABLE
"We've done it for a little while now that it is just kind of status quo. We don't take it for granted. We're pretty humble about it and we just go about our business. I think that's what I appreciate about us. I think that is what we've talked about enough. Just kind of be who we are. Not who we think we are. You're either humble or being humbled, so we just kind of enjoy it and we have fun with it." – Head Coach Marc Rardin, on the fifth consecutive series sweep.

SERIES INFORMATION
• This weekend will be 145th meeting between WKU and EKU.
• The Hilltoppers lead the all-time series 78-64-2 dating back to the first meeting in 1910.
• This weekend's matchup marks the second and final time the teams will face off this season.

SCOUTING THE COLONELS
• Eastern Kentucky took two-of-three against Bellarmine last weekend.
• As a team, the Colonels own a .205 batting average while scoring 2.8 runs per game.
• On the mound, EKU has an 8.86 ERA with 136 strikeouts in 150.1 innings.

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 X and @WKUBaseball on Instagram.

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Players Mentioned

Jack Bennett

Ryan Wideman