GAME INFO
No. 2 WKU vs. No. 3 Liberty
Location: Delaware Softball Diamond, Newark, DelawareÂ
Thursday, May 7 ABOUT THE TOPS
- The Hilltoppers posted a 37-12 overall record and a 19-8 record in conference play after going 1-2 against Delaware in the final regular season conference series.Â
- Annie White, Erica Houge, Morgan Sharpe, Jenna Blanton, and Lauren Satterly all earned All-Conference honors on Tuesday. White and Houge were named All-Conference First Team, Sharpe and Blanton earned All-Conference Second Team, and Satterly earned All-Freshmen.
- WKU finished the regular season shattering seven total records: Best win streak, best home record, single season team home runs, single game team home runs, most RBI, most runs scored, and was the first team to go 15-0 at home in conference play in CUSA history.Â
- Erica Houge earned First Team All-Conference honors after leading the conference in ERA for a majority of the season. The sophomore finished the regular season with a 2.03 ERA, allowing only 43 earned runs in 162.1 innings of work.
- Both Jenna Blanton and Annie White finished the regular season ranked in the top three in conference batting average. Blanton finished with a .426 batting average and White with a .415.
- Kendle White hit her tenth home run during the series against Kennesaw State, becoming the third Hilltopper with double digit home runs. The 2026 squad is the only team in program history to have three double digit home run hitters.
-  The 2026 team's batting average (.336), slugging percentage (.538), and on-base percentage (.415) are currently ranked first all-time in WKU program history.
ABOUT THE FLAMES
SERIES RECORD
- The Tops are 5-7 all-time against the Flames and went 1-2 against them earlier this season.
- At neutral sites, WKU is 3-1 against Liberty.
- In the 6-2 win on Sunday, April 12, both Maci Masters and Lauren Satterly hit home runs.
- Erica Houge earned the win with a seven-inning, complete-game performance. The sophomore allowed only two earned runs.
- Liberty enters the 2026 Conference USA tournament as the reigning conference tournament champions.
- Alexia Carrasquillo leads the Flames with a .362 batting average with 57 hits in 168 at-bats.
- Carrasquillo also leads Liberty in home runs with 12.Â
- In the circle, Camden Anders leads with a 2.90 ERA. Anders has a 13-6 record and has thrown seven complete games. In her 123.0 innings of work, she's allowed 51 earned runs and struck out 79.Â
- The Flames are coming off a 9-0, five-inning win over LA Tech in the first round of the conference tournament.
- The game against the Lady Bulldogs featured two home runs and a total of five extra-base hits.
- Camden Anders earned the win, throwing all five innings. Anders gave up only three hits and struck out six.
