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WKU concludes spring ball with Red & White Spring Showcase
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WBKO) - WKU Football wrapped up the spring on Saturday at Houchens-Smith Stadium with the Red & White Spring Showcase. The event, which was free for fans to attend, saw the Hilltopper offense face off against the defense in a four-quarter, running-clock scrimmage. “It was a good...
Sports Connection 4-21-24: Warren Central and Glasgow Softball
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WBKO) - There is less than a month left of the regular season in high school softball. Lauren Floyd and Brian Webb welcome Warren Central and Glasgow onto the show as both squads are in the midst of district play.
Hilltopper Softball completes sweep over Middle Tennessee
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WBKO) - WKU Softball earned its third Conference USA series sweep at home this season with a 3-0 victory over Middle Tennessee, Sunday afternoon. The shutout completed the three-game weekend sweep as the Tops have now swept the most home series since 2019. Katie Gardner had another...
Pair of Sunday baseball wins over Auburn encouraging for MSU
With a sweep of the utmost importance for an MSU team trying to get back to postseason, the Diamond Dawgs needed toughness to get through two seven-inning games. It came down to that final frame in the first game and the Bulldogs needed extra innings in game two, but they found a way to grab the three-game sweep with the 3-1 and 4-3 victories on Sunday.
Ohio baseball hands Bowling Green its first conference loss in series finale
BOWLING GREEN — The Ohio baseball team (11-24, 7-14 MAC) handed Bowling Green (22-12, 17-1) their first conference loss of the season Sunday afternoon (April 21), defeating the Falcons 4-2. Overall, the Bobcats scored four runs on seven hits and committed one error. Bowling Green had two runs on seven hits with no errors. At the plate, freshman Caleb Karll (Fitchburg, Wis.) had three hits and recorded two RBIs. Junior...
Lizama homers twice as Hilltopper Baseball extinguishes Flames for series sweep
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WBKO) - Junior Ethan Lizama went yard twice in a three-hit day as WKU Baseball defeated Liberty 5-4 to complete the series sweep on Sunday afternoon Nick Denes Field. The Hilltoppers improve to 29-12 (11-4 CUSA) while the Flames drop to 17-22 (9-6 CUSA). With the victory,...
WKU softball sweeps MTSU
WKU Softball swept Middle Tenessee State University in a three game series April 19-21 at the WKU Softball Complex. WKU has an overall record of 28-16-1. WKU defeated MTSU 6-2 in the first matchup of the weekend. The game was scoreless until the fifth inning when WKU put up four...
Auburn drops pitching duel to Kentucky
Sunday’s middle game between Auburn and Kentucky featured a pitcher’s duel that saw both starters combined to strike out 14 batters while allowing just three total runs. However, Auburn and ace Maddie Penta were on the losing side of the battle as the Tigers dropped the tight battle with Kentucky, 2-1, on Sunday evening at Jane B. Moore Field in Auburn.
Webster earns first CUSA Player of the Week award
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WBKO) - After a sweep of Middle Tennessee in the three-game series in Bowling Green this weekend, fifth-year TJ Webster earned her first career CUSA Player of the Week award, the league announced Monday. Webster hit .778 and scored four runs over the weekend. The shortstop was...
Taylor’s three-run homer walks it off for Hot Rods, 7-4
Bowling Green, Kentucky – Brayden Taylor launched a three-run home run in the bottom of the ninth to lift the Bowling Green Hot Rods (9-6) to a 7-4 win over the Winston-Salem Dash (5-10) on Sunday at Bowling Green Ballpark. The Hot Rods began the scoring in the bottom...
Former Troy defensive end Zach Edwards headed to Conference USA school
Former Troy defensive end Zach Edwards is headed to Western Kentucky, he announced on Monday. The 6-foot-3, 280-pound Edwards totaled 18 tackles and a sack in a part-time role for the Trojans in 2023. The Starkville, Miss., native spent the first four seasons of his career at Louisville, playing in a total of 11 games.
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