WKU Takes on EKU in Midweek Contest

BOWLING GREEN Ky. -- Heading into the final week of the 2025 regular season, WKU Softball heads to Richmond, KY to take on in-state rival EKU in the final midweek game of the season.

GAME INFO
Tuesday, April 29

vs. EKU (3 p.m. CT) Live Stats | ESPN+

SERIES INFO

Eastern Kentucky
- WKU holds the all-time series lead over the Colonels, 15-14. The two squads faced off earlier this season in the Buzz Classic with EKU taking that game, 1-5.
- When playing in Richmond, WKU is 7-4 all-time.
- The Hilltoppers' last victory against EKU was on March 8, 2023 with WKU winning in a 13-inning marathon, 3-2.

ABOUT THE TOPS

The Tops are currently sitting fourth in the Conference USA standings with a 12-10-1 conference record.
WKU finished a game in a tie for only the third time in program history on Sunday. Tied 4-4 going into the 10th, a travel curfew was enacted at 2 p.m. ET that stopped the game.
Morgan Sharpe was the most productive hitter in the series against FIU, posting a .455 batting average against the Panthers, collecting five hits in 11 at-bats and scoring one run along the way.
Sharpe was also awarded CUSA's Player of the Week after a .533 batting average, two runs, two RBI, and eight hits in 15 at-bats across all four of last week's games.
Erica Houge was also awarded CUSA's Pitcher of the Week after posting a two-hit shutout against Louisville, earning her conference-leading fifth save against FIU, and posting a 0.79 ERA in 17.2 innings pitched.
Offensively, WKU is sitting seventh in the conference in batting average (.269) and is third in ERA (3.18).
Three Hilltoppers are currently in the Top 50 in batting average across the conference, Maci Masters (22nd, .326), Morgan Sharpe (33rd, .305), and Annie White (44th, .291).
Morgan Sharpe took the lead as the top hit-getter for WKU after her three hits against Louisville. She expanded her lead against FIU, leading the Hilltoppers in hits with 47. Maci Masters leads in RBI with 42.
In the CUSA rankings, Masters is tied for third in home runs (14), tied for sixth in RBI (42), sixth in slugging percentage (.688), and fifth in OPS (1.135).
Maci Masters leads the Hilltoppers in multi-hit games with 11, her most recent multi-hit game coming on Game One against MTSU on April 11 with two hits.
Randi Drinnon continues to hold the lead in CUSA in sacrifice bunts with nine.
In the bullpen, for pitchers with at least ten appearances, Erica Houge leads with a 3.18 ERA while Rylan Smith is right behind her with a 3.19 ERA.
Rylan Smith leads CUSA in batters struck out looking with 38 and is fourth in the conference in opposing batting average (.223). Houge is also ninth in opposing batting average at .247.
Rylan Smith is currently third in CUSA in strikeouts with 116.
Smith leads the bullpen in strikeouts with 116, while Houge has 49.

ABOUT THE COLONELS

EKU is 34-14 on the season and 15-5 in the ASUN.
In the ASUN standings, EKU is currently sitting in sixth.
Maddi Rutan leads both the Colonels and the ASUN at the plate with a .425 batting average. She's collected 54 hits in 127 at-bats and has a team-high slugging percentage of .795.
Rutan also leads in home runs (11) and triples (3). Kennedy Drafton leads in doubles with 10.
A two-way player for EKU, Rutan also leads in the circle with a 2.98 ERA. In her most recent outings against North Alabama, she gave up five hits in eight innings of work and a total of four runs.
Rutan also leads the ASUN in strikeouts (205) and batters struck out looking (47), is second in opposing batting average (.179), and fifth in ERA (2.98).
Across individual ASUN statistical categories, EKU has five players in the Top 10 in 12 different categories.
EKU has two in the Top 10 in the ASUN in stolen bases. Jaelin Haynes and Reese Knox are tied for 8th with \16 stolen bases.

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Players Mentioned

Randi Drinnon

Erica Houge

Maci Masters

Morgan Sharpe

Rylan Smith

Annie White