LYNCHBURG, Va. – #2 WKU Baseball squares off with #4 Jax State in the Conference USA Championship tomorrow afternoon at Liberty Baseball Field. First pitch is set for 12 p.m. CT.Â
The Hilltoppers are on the cusp of their first CUSA title since joining the league in 2015.Â
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CONFERENCE USA CHAMPIONSHIP
• #4 Jax State (37-24, 15-12 CUSA) vs. #2 WKU (45-12, 18-9 CUSA)
• Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium | Lynchburg, Va.
• Sunday, May 25 | 12 p.m. CT
• Watch: CBS Sports Network
• Listen: The Varsity Network (PxP: Randy Lee)
• Social: @WKU_Baseball | @WKUSports
• Live Stats: StatBroadcast
• Game Notes: WKU | Jax State | CUSA
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The Tops cruised to a 10-2 semifinal victory over #3 Kennesaw State after back-to-back walk-off wins in the first two rounds of the CUSA Tournament.Â
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Behind four home runs, WKU powered past the Owls to earn its first CUSA Championship appearance in program history. Kyle Hvidsten homered twice, Ryan Wideman launched a pivotal three-run shot in the sixth and Ethan Lizama capped it off with a solo bomb in the eighth. Jack Bennett earned the win, tossing 5.0 quality innings, to improve to 7-1.
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Lizama played the hero in the first round with a trio of clutch hits. The Guam native had a three-RBI, bases-clearing double to bring WKU within one in the sixth before later tying the game with a solo home run in the eighth. He doubled home the game-winning run in extra innings to give the Tops a 7-6 win over #7 New Mexico State.
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It was Carlos Vasquez who got it done for WKU in the second round as he walked off the #6 Panthers with a solo home run in the bottom of the ninth. The Hilltoppers rallied back from a five-run deficit to take the lead in the seventh on a Camden Ross two-RBI, pinch-hit triple before the game-winner from Vasquez.
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This will be the 14th all-time meeting between the Hilltoppers and Jax State. The Gamecocks took two of three against WKU in the last weekend of CUSA play prior to the conference tournament.Â
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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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