BOWLING GREEN, Ky. -- WKU Softball placed four on CSC's Academic All-District list on Tuesday as Erica Houge, Morgan Sharpe, Maci Masters, and Jenna Blanton all earned the honor.Â
To be considered for CSC Academic All-District honors, the athletes must be at least a sophomore and carry a 3.50 GPA.Â
Hogue had a standout sophomore season, finishing the campaign with a 2.02 ERA and 23 wins in just 35 appearances. In her 176.2 innings of work, she threw 14 complete games and three complete-game shutouts while only allowing 51 earned runs, 129 hits, and striking out 94. Â
The sophomore also threw WKU's first no-hitter in seven years after a five-inning, complete game performance against IU Indy on March 1.Â
Houge finished the school year with a 3.93 cumulative GPA as a Management major.Â
Blanton finished the 2026 season with the best batting average on the team with a .423. She also spent a majority of the season ranked in the top three amongst Conference USA opponents in individual batting average and helped WKU to a consistent top 30 batting average nationally. Blanton also posted the most stolen bases on the team with 21.Â
The redshirt senior wrapped up the year with the second-most hits on the team with 74. Blanton was also tied for second in triples with four while managing 93 total bases. Defensively, she only posted one error in her 63 total chances.Â
Blanton finished the year with a 3.85 cumulative GPA as a Teacher Education major.Â
Sharpe had her best season as a Hilltopper in 2026 as the junior finished third on the team in batting average at .369. Playing all 53 games, she accumulated 59 hits in 160 at-bats including 18 doubles, just short of the single season individual program record in doubles at 19. Â
The junior also collected 32 RBI and 94 total bases on the season and went a perfect 7-for-7 in stolen bases. Sharpe also recorded her first career home run in 2026 and finished the season with three.Â
Sharpe finished with a 3.66 cumulative GPA as an Exercise Science major.Â
Masters earned her second CSC Academic All-District award after finishing the 2026 season with the most home runs on the team for the second straight year. The junior ended her campaign with a .328 batting average and 15 home runs, just two shy of tying the single season program record.Â
Playing in all 53 games, Masters recorded 45 hits in 137 at-bats with 19 total extra base hits, 40 RBI, and 94 total bases.Â
The junior wrapped up the year with a 3.74 cumulative GPA as an Elementary Education major.Â
Both Blanton and Houge were selected as CSC Academic All-American finalists and will move on to the national ballot. CSC Academic All-American teams will be announced June 16, 2026.Â
