GAME INFO
- WKU (16-16; 4-8 CUSA) vs Belmont (12-20; 4-5 MVC)
- Nick Denes Field | Bowling Green, Ky.
- Tuesday, April 7 | 6 p.m. CT | ESPN+
- Listen: The Varsity Network (PXP: Randy Lee)
- Social: @WKU_Baseball | @WKUSports
- Live Stats: StatBroadcast
- Game Notes: WKU
AT THE BALLPARK
- Click HERE to purchase tickets.
- For WKU students South Lawn will be available three hours before each of the remaining home baseball games for tailgating.
- Fans can purchase $3 tickets for Tuesday's game.
- Fans can also enjoy $3 hot dogs, popcorn, Coke, Powerade, Dasani, and select 12-oz. beer.
- The full 2026 WKU Baseball Promotional Schedule can be viewed HERE.
ABOUT THE TOPS
- The Hilltoppers enter the midweek matchup with a 16-16 record.
- As a team WKU is currently hitting at a .272 clip with 191 runs on 268 hits with 168 of those runs being RBIs.
- Lane Arroyos is pacing the offense with a .341 average with 42 hits and 36 RBIs.
- Arroyos currently has 15 doubles which leads Conference USA and is No. 5 in the nation.
- Two more Hilltoppers in Camden Ross (.330) and Austin Haller (.304) are batting at least .300 at this point in the season.
- Along with his .330 average, Ross had a team best 30 runs scored with 34 hits on the year.
- As a team, WKU has knocked 70 doubles on the year which is second in CUSA and No. 20 in NCAA DI.
- The WKU pitching staff holds a 5.12 ERA, allowing 159 earned runs on 294 hits with 274 strikeouts.
- Gavin Perry currently posts a 4.87 ERA with a team best 45 strikeouts in 40.2 innings.
- The Hilltoppers are allowing just 3.67 walks per nine innings which leads the league and is No. 36 in NCAA DI this season.
SERIES HISTORY
- Tuesday's meeting between the Hilltoppers and Bruins will mark the 57th all-time meeting between the two programs.
- WKU enters the matchup with a series advantage of 30-26, winners of the last four.
- The Hilltoppers post a 16-11 record against the Bruins in Bowling Green.
- The two teams played last on March 18 at First Horizon Park in Nashville, Tenn.
- The Hilltoppers won the matchup in a 7-2 decision.
- Lane Arroyos led the team with three RBIs in the win. He finished 1-for-5 with three RBIs and a run.
- Camden Ross had a team high two hits in the game, finishing with a 2-for-2 night.
- WKU has won eight of the last 10 meetings between the two programs.
SCOUTING THE BRUINS
- Belmont enters the weekend series at 12-20 and 4-5 in Missouri Valley Conference Play.
- The Bruins last traveled to Murray for a weekend series with the Racers. The Bruins took 2-of-3 in the matchup, sweeping a double header on Friday, April 3.
- Belmont is currently batting at a .260 clip with 163 runs on 269 hits and 154 RBIs.
- Charlie Davis leads the team with a .356 average with 28 runs on 47 hits.
- The Bruin pitching staff has a combined 6.37 ERA, allowing 186 earned runs on 295 hits with 221 strikeouts.
How to follow WKU Baseball: For complete information on WKU Hilltopper Baseball, visit WKUSports.com or follow the program via social media @WKU_Baseball on X and @WKUBaseball on Instagram.
