SERIES INFO
- WKU (12-8; 3-0 CUSA) vs. Belmont (8-12; 0-0 MVC)
- First Horizon Park | Nashville, Tennessee
- Wednesday, March 18 |Â 6 p.m. CTÂ
- Listen: The Varsity Network (PXP: Randy Lee)
- Social: @WKU_Baseball | @WKUSports
- Live Stats:Â StatBroadcast
- Game Notes:Â WKUÂ |Â CUSA
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ABOUT THEÂ TOPS
- The Hilltoppers enter Wednesday's game with a 12-8 record and a 3-0 mark in CUSA play, winners of their last four games.
- Last time out, the Hilltoppers clinched a conference series sweep of FIU on Sunday, March 15 with a 9-3 win at home.
- Hayden Robbins led WKU in the game with a career day, going 4-for-4 with three runs, and two RBIs.
- One of Robbins' four hits Sunday was an inside the park home run; the first for WKU since Matt Payton did so in 2009.
- Offensively WKU boasts a .278 batting average with 18 home runs and 36 stolen bases.
- WKU is led by Lane Arroyos who posts a slash line of .392/.516/.689 with 24 RBIs on 29 hits in 74 plate appearances.
- Arroyos has logged two or more hits in each of his last four games.
- Arroyos has 10 doubles on the year which ranks second in CUSA and 10th in all of NCAA DI this season.
- As a team WKU has hit 44 doubles on the year which is the second best mark in CUSA and No. 33 in NCAA DI this season.
- Two other Hilltoppers in Camden Ross and Austin Haller are batting above .300. Ross is hitting .344 with 16 RBIs on 22 hits. Haller sits at .302 19 hits, 11 runs, eight RBIs and six stolen bases on seven attempts.
- On the mound the Hilltoppers hold a 5.23 ERA with 185 strikeouts in 179.0 innings.
- WKU has allowed 71 walks this season for an average of just 3.57 per game which is top-three in Conference USA.
- Defensively, WKU has a .984 fielding percentage which is No. 12 nationally. WKU has committed just 12 errors while Hilltopper opponents have committed 20 on the year.
- The Hilltoppers have 537 total putouts with 182 of those being assisted.
SERIES HISTORY
- Wednesday's meeting between the Hilltoppers and Bruins will mark the 56th all-time meeting between the two programs.
- WKU enters the matchup with a series advantage of 29-26, winners of the last three.
- The Hilltoppers post a 16-11 record against the Bruins in Bowling Green but have a 13-15 mark in Nashville.
- WKU has also won eight of the last 10 meetings between the two programs.
- Tuesday's game at first Horizon Park, the home of the Nashville Sounds will mark the first ever neutral site meeting.
SCOUTING THE BRUINS
- Belmont comes into the matchup with a record of 8-12, lastly playing UAB in a three game series in Birmingham where the Bruins took one of three.
- As a team, Belmont posts a .279 batting average with an average of 5.4 runs per game.
- Offensively, Belmont is led by Charlie Davis who posts a .360 average with 16 RBIs on 31 hits, including 11 extra base hits.
- Three more Bruins are batting at least .300 this season in Landon Godsey (.319), Cavan McMeans (.311), and Mike Sprockett (.300). Â
- On the mound Belmont has a team ERA of 6.39, allowing 114 earned runs off 182 hits. The Bruins have struck out 136 batters this year while walking 69.                    Â
- In the Missouri Valley Conference's Preseason Players to Watch List the Bruins managed five names on the list in Charlie Davis, Landon Godsey, Michael Lareau, Andrew Perry, and Mike Sprockett.
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