Houge Throws No-Hitter in Win Over IU Indy

Sunday, March 1

Bowling Green, Ky.

12:30 p.m. CT

Western Kentucky University

15-3

IU Indy

3-13

IU Indy

WKU

Pitcher Erica Houge (11) | Photo by Liam Downie

Photo by: Liam Downie/WKU Athletics

3/1/2026 5:29:00 PM | Softball

Box Score

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. -- Erica Houge earned WKU Softball's 14th no-hitter in program history on Sunday in the six-inning win over IU Indy.

The Hilltoppers (15-3 overall) racked up five total runs on nine hits as Hogue cruised through the Jaguars' line up (3-13 overall) to secure the win.

WKU Softball's last no-hitter was seven years ago to the day when Kennedy Sullivan threw a five-inning no-hitter against Evansville on March 1, 2019.

WKU 5, IU INDY 0
HOW IT HAPPENED

The bottom of the second inning provided the Hilltoppers four of their five runs. Maci Masters swung on the first pitch of her at-bat and sent the ball over the centerfield fence for the first run.

After Anna Mauck singled down the left field line, Morgan Sharpe doubled to left center to score Mauck for the second.

The third and fourth were thanks to Kendle White's third home run of the season that also scored Sharpe.

The final run of the game came off a bases-loaded walk in the home half of the sixth.

Houge earned the no-hitter and her third win of the weekend after walking only one and fanning six. She also did not let a Jaguar past first base.

QUOTABLE

"I think we keep everything we're doing and try to build on things we do well and work on things I think we should focus on going in to conference," said WKU Softball head coach, Amy Tudor. "Definitely a good preseason for us. We're looking forward to starting conference play next week."

NOTABLES

The Hilltoppers move to 15-3 and are a perfect 9-0 at the WKU Softball Complex.
The 15-3 start is the best start for WKU since 2022 when the Tops went 16-2 through the first 18 games of the season.
Erica Houge picked up her eighth win in 10 appearances; her total in 2025 was 10 wins in 39 appearances.
Morgan Sharpe went a perfect 2-for-2 at the plate. Kendle White was the most productive, going 2-for-3 with three RBI.
Maci Masters extended her reached-base streak to 11 games.
Across her 18 innings pitched over the weekend, Erica Houge posted a 0.39 ERA and a .036 opponent batting average.

UP NEXT
WKU opens its 2026 Conference USA schedule with a three-game series against Missouri State starting Friday, March 6. First pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m. CT.