GAME INFO
- WKU (17-16; 4-8 CUSA) vs New Mexico State (14-17; 6-6 CUSA)
- Nick Denes Field | Bowling Green, Ky.
- Friday, April 10 | 6 p.m. CT |Â ESPN+Â
- Saturday, April 11 | 3 p.m. CT |Â ESPN+
- Sunday, April 12 | 11 a.m. CT
- Listen: The Varsity Network (PXP: Randy Lee)
- Social: @WKU_Baseball | @WKUSports
- Live Stats:Â StatBroadcast
- Game Notes:Â 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.
- Friday is Baseball and Bingo where fans can play baseball bingo for a chance to win a prize courtesy of Alumni Hall.
- Fans can also enjoy $3 12-oz. beer specials.
- Saturday is Bark in the Park.
- Sunday is Kids Day Sunday where kids can enjoy a post-game base running & autographs with the team.
- The full 2026 WKU Baseball Promotional Schedule can be viewed HERE.
ABOUT THE TOPS
- The Hilltoppers enter the weekend with a 17-16 record and 4-8 mark in league play.
- WKU last defeated Belmont in a midweek matchup on Tuesday, 9-8. The Hilltoppers plated four runs in the eighth inning for a come from behind victory.
- As a team WKU is currently hitting at a .275 clip with 200 runs on 300 hits with 177 of those runs being RBIs.
- Lane Arroyos is pacing the offense hitting at a .344 average with 44 hits and 36 RBIs.Â
- Arroyos currently has 16 doubles which leads Conference USA and is No. 2 in the nation. Arroyos is averaging nearly one double every two games which is No. 13 in the country.
- Two more Hilltoppers in Camden Ross (.327) and Austin Haller (.311) 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.
- Haller has recorded multiple hits in each of his last three games.
- The Hilltopper offense had notched 76 doubles this season which leads CUSA and is No. 11 in the nation.
- The WKU pitching staff holds a 5.18 ERA, allowing 166 earned runs on 305 hits with 285 strikeouts.
- Gavin Perry currently posts a 4.87 ERA with a team best 45 strikeouts in 40.2 innings.
- The Hilltoppers defense boasts a .978 fielding percentage which is second in the league and No. 40 in NCAA DI this season.
SERIES HISTORY
- Friday's matchup will mark the 26th meeting all-time between the Hilltoppers and Aggies.
- WKU enters the matchup trailing 12-13 in the series, but are winners of the last seven.
- The Hilltoppers post a 4-5 record against the Aggies at Nick Denes Field.
- The two teams played last in the 2025 Conference USA Tournament in Lynchburg, Virginia. WKU won the game in 10 innings in a 7-6 decision.
- The Aggies and Hilltoppers met 17 times between their first meeting in 2001 and 2005 when the two teams were members of the Sun Belt Conference. Two of those 17 meetings were in the postseason.
- As members of Conference USA the two have met eight times since New Mexico State joined the league prior to the 2024 season.
- The Hilltoppers and Aggies have met in the Conference USA Tournament each of the last two seasons.Â
SCOUTING THE AGGIES
- New Mexico State enters the weekend with a 14-17 record and a 6-6 mark in league play, lastly falling to No. 22 Arizona State 10-4 on Wednesday.
- The Aggie offense currently posts a .303 average with 257 runs on 309 hits. 231 of those 257 runs were RBIs.
- New Mexico State's .303 team batting average currently leads Conference USA.
- Steve Solorzano is pacing the offense with a .344 average with 44 hits, 32 RBIs, and 37 runs. Solorzano leads the team in both doubles (14) and home runs (7).
- On the mound, the pitching staff has an 8.02 ERA, allowing 266 runs on 298 hits, 227 of the 266 total runs allowed are earned.
- Connor Wylde holds a 4-0 record with a 6.21 ERA in 29.0 innings pitched.
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.
