WKU Falls to Liberty on Friday

Friday, April 10

Lynchburg, Va.

5 p.m. CT

Western Kentucky University

28-9, 11-5

Liberty

19-20, 12-4

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Western Ky.	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	9	0
Liberty	0	1	2	0	0	0	X	3	3	0

Photo by: Caty Llamas, WKU Athletics

4/10/2026 9:38:00 PM | Softball

Box Score

LYNCHBURG, Va. -- WKU Softball fell to Liberty 3-2 on Friday night at the Liberty Softball Stadium.

The Hilltoppers (28-9 overall, 11-5 CUSA) outhit the Flames (19-20 overall, 12-4 CUSA) nine to three but were unable to push runners across.

LIBERTY 3, WKU 2
HOW IT HAPPENED

It was a quiet start to Friday's game as both sides sat the opposing hitters down in order.

Liberty struck first in the second with a sacrifice fly to center field to score the first run of the night.

The Flames added two more runs in the third inning with another sacrifice fly and an RBI single.

Morgan Sharpe opened the top of the fourth with a double to left center, and Katie Murphy matched Sharpe's efforts with a double of her own and added an RBI to it as she brought Sharpe home for WKU's first run.

Both pitching staffs settled into something of a pitcher's duel as neither pitcher allowed another run to score until the top of the seventh.

WKU's Kendle White hit her eighth home run of the season over the left center wall to cut into Liberty's lead, 3-2.

White's home run was the only offensive production in the final half inning.

NOTABLES

Kendle White's home run is her eighth, and WKU's 48th on the season. The Tops are now two home runs away from tying the single-season program record (50) and are three away from setting a new one.
Erica Houge threw her ninth complete game of the season, allowing only three hits.
WKU outhit Liberty, 9-3.
Both Morgan Sharpe and Katie Murphy went 2-for-3 at the plate. The pair both hit a double and a single on Friday.
Kendle White hit .500 (2-for-4), and both she and Sharpe were responsible for WKU's two RBI.
The Hilltoppers fall to 4-6 all-time against Liberty and 1-3 when playing in Lynchburg, Virginia.

UP NEXT
WKU continues its three-game series against Liberty with Game Two on Saturday, April 11. First pitch is scheduled for 2 p.m. CT and will be broadcast on ESPN+.