GAME INFO
- WKU (19-17; 6-9 CUSA) at Louisville (20-16; 6-9 ACC)
- Jim Patterson Stadium | Louisville, Ky.
- Tuesday, April 14 | 5 p.m. CT |Â ACCN Extra
- Listen: The Varsity Network (PXP: Randy Lee)
- Social: @WKU_Baseball | @WKUSports
- Live Stats:Â StatBroadcast
- Game Notes:Â WKUÂ
ABOUT THE TOPS
- The Hilltoppers enter the matchup with a 19-17 record and 6-9 mark in league play.
- WKU took two-of-three over the weekend against New Mexico State, lastly falling in Sunday's series finale, 10-7.
- Manny Alberto headlined action for WKU over the weekend, recording a three RBI game in each of his two starts. The shortstop finished the series with six RBIs on three hits and a run scored.
- As a team WKU is currently hitting at a .278 clip with 223 runs on 330 hits with 199 of those runs being RBIs.
- Lane Arroyos is pacing the offense, hitting at a .354 mark with 46 hits and 38 RBIs.Â
- Arroyos currently has 16 doubles which leads Conference USA and is No. 10 in the nation. Arroyos is averaging nearly one double every two games which is No. 11 in the country.
- Two more Hilltoppers in Austin Haller (.322) and Camden Ross (.304) are batting at least .300 at this point in the season.
- Ross had a team best 33 runs scored with 35 hits on the year.
- Haller has recorded at least one hit in each of his last six games and in nine of 10.
- The Hilltopper offense had notched 79 doubles this season which is second in CUSA and No. 19 in the nation.
- The WKU pitching staff holds a 5.22 ERA, allowing 183 earned runs on 333 hits with 315 strikeouts.
- WKU's .979 fielding percentage is second in the league and 26th in NCAA DI this season.
SERIES HISTORY
- Tuesday's matchup will mark the 148th meeting between the two programs in a series dating back to 1924. Louisville currently leads the series at 76-71.
- The last meeting between the two was on March 24. WKU won the matchup 10-5.
- Four Hilltoppers recorded multiple hits in the win, led by JP Acosta who finished 3-for-5 with two RBIs.
- Camden Ross also had a three-hit game, going 3-for-5 with two runs and an RBI.
- The two last played at Jim Patterson Stadium on April 15, 2025. Louisville won the matchup 5-2.
- The Hilltoppers won the first meeting between the two programs back in 1924 in an 11-6 defeat of the Cardinals.
SCOUTING THE CARDINALS
- Louisville enters the matchup with a 20-16 record and a 6-9 mark in ACC play.
- The Cardinals last dropped two of three to Stanford in an ACC series over the weekend.
- Offensively, Louisville posts a .317 average with 309 runs on 384 hits. 286 of their 309 runs are RBIs.
- Bayrum Hot is the current batting leader with a .400 average. Hot has 52 hits in 132 at bats.
- Tague Davis leads the team in hits (54), RBIs (66), and runs (45).
- The Cardinal pitching staff holds a 6.55 ERA, allowing 234 runs on 347 hits. 219 of the 234 runs are earned.
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