<b>BOWLING GREEN, Ky. –</b> WKU Softball exploded for seven runs in the bottom of the sixth for their fourth walk-off win of the season. <br />
WKU (16-14 overall, 3-6 CUSA) got on board early thanks to
Maci Masters' ninth home run of the season with a solo shot to left field. In the home half of the sixth, the Bulldogs (20-12 overall, 7-3 CUSA) gave up a handful of bases loaded walks while <b>
Kendle White </b>sealed their fate with a walk-off, bases-clearing double. <br />
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<b>HOW IT HAPPENED </b> <br />
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<b>WKU 8, LA Tech 0</b> <br />
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The Hilltoppers handed LA Tech its second shutout loss of the season as WKU collected eight runs on eight hits while <b>
Rylan Smith </b>kept the Bulldogs' offense at bay with five strikeouts and giving up only one hit. <br />
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On the second pitch of her at-bat, Masters got the scoring started for the Hilltoppers with a solo shot to left field. For the next five innings, however, neither side would score a single run. <br />
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The Bulldogs threatened with a runner in scoring position after Nicole Hammoude hit a double to right center, but Hammoude's hit was the only one of the night for LA Tech. <br />
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All of the drama came in the home half of the sixth inning as Masters opened with a double down the left field line. <b>
Annie White</b> then followed with a single up the middle while <b>
Charlotte Herron </b>loaded the bases with a walk. <br />
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Randi Drinnon </b>then won her eight-pitch at-bat, drawing a walk to score the second run of the night for the Hilltoppers. <b>
Kennedy Stinson </b>continued WKU's offensive efforts with a single through the left side that scored another two. After Stinson's single, the Bulldogs went to the bullpen for the first time in the game. <br />
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Both <b>
Katie Murphy </b>and <b>
Kaytlan Kemp </b>then drew four-pitch walks to force LA Tech's third pitching change of the night. <br />
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White finished the night off for the Hilltoppers with a bases-clearing double to earn the walk off win and issue the Bulldogs their second shutout loss of the season. <br />
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<b>NOTABLES</b>
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<li>This was the second game in as many weeks that the Hilltoppers scored seven runs in one inning. WKU scored seven in the fourth inning of their Saturday game against UTEP. </li>
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Maci Masters </b>leads WKU in home runs with nine. </li>
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Rylan Smith </b>finished the night only allowing one hit, the second time this season she's done so. The last one-hit game came on February 14 against Eastern Illinois. </li>
<li>Friday's game marks the second game <b>
Kendle White</b> has been responsible for the game-winning runs. </li>
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<b>NEXT UP </b> <br />
WKU returns to the WKU Softball Complex on Saturday with a doubleheader against LA Tech. First pitch is scheduled for 12 p.m. CT while the second game will begin at approximately 2:30 p.m. CT. <br />
