GAME INFO VS. LOUISVILLE
Location: WKU Softball Complex, Bowling Green, Kentucky
ABOUT THE TOPS
- Through 25 games, Annie White is the best hitter for WKU with a .464 batting average. In 69 at-bats she's collected 32 hits and a conference-leading 29 RBI. She also leads the team in on base percentage (.567) and slugging (.871).
- Annie White's .464 batting average has her ranked in the top 50 nationally, coming in at 47.
- Jenna Blanton is second on the team in batting average at .461 and is just outside of the top 50 nationally at 53.
- Katie Murphy is one of the top fielders in the country, ranked in the top 10 in both assists and assists per game. Murphy is currently 10th in the country in total assists with 72 and is sixth in assists per game with 2.88.
- Against Jax State, Annie White slashed .300/.600/.500 with two hits, one double, and one RBI.
- WKU holds steady in the top spot among conference opponents in ERA at 2.19. Their ERA is also 10th best in the country.
- WKU's pitching staff has combined for only 4.81 hits per seven innings, good enough to be ranked sixth in the country in that category.
- The Hilltoppers returned all but one senior from the 2025 roster, with seven of the starting nine returning. Those seven hitters are hitting a combined .341 with 175 hits in 507 total at bats.
- Series Record
- The Tops are 4-22 all-time against the Cardinals and are 2-11 when playing in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The last matchup between the two programs was on April 22, 2025, when Erica Houge threw a two-hit shutout as WKU won 2-0.
- Scouting the Cardinals
- The Cardinals are currently 20-7 and 3-3 in ACC play. Two of their losses come from fellow CUSA opponent, FIU. Louisville also split a two-game series against Ball State, a team WKU defeated in extra innings during the Hilltopper Spring Fling.
- Chelsea Mack leads the Cardinas' offense with a .471 batting average, collecting 41 hits in 87 at bats. Mack has also posted a double, a triple, and 11 RBI.
- In the circle, Jayden Gohs leads with a 3.11 ERA and a 3-1 record. Gohs has thrown one complete game and posted a season-high five strikeouts against Ball State on March 7.
