WKU SB: Hilltoppers Open NMSU Series With 6-2 Win - WNKY News 40 Television

WKU SB: Hilltoppers Open NMSU Series With 6-2 Win - WNKY News 40 Television

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — An explosive first inning and a strong pitching performance from Rylan Smith propelled WKU Softball past New Mexico State 6-2 to take the series-opening win. WKU (22-19 overall, 8-10 CUSA) earned five runs on five hits in the home half of the first and earned the sixth run of the night from a home Kennedy Stinson in the fifth. NMSU (22-20 overall, 9-10 CUSA) hit a two-run home run in the first, but Smith kept them off balanc…

Hilltoppers Open NMSU Series With 6-2 Win - Western Kentucky University Athletics

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. -- An explosive first inning and a strong pitching performance from Rylan Smith propelled WKU Softball past New Mexico State 6-2 to take the series-opening win.

Aggies Welcome Jax State for Weekend Series at Presley Askew Field - New Mexico State University Athletics

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – Coming off a tough Tuesday loss to its in-state rival, NM State will have a quick turnaround as they prepare for a Conference USA home series against Jacksonville State. Both sides will be looking to right the ship this weekend as NM State enters the series on a three-game losing streak, while Jax State comes to Las Cruces following its fifth straight loss after falling to No. 8 Auburn on Tuesday.

WKU Softball welcomes NMSU for 3-game series

WKU Softball will return home to host New Mexico State University in a Conference USA series April 17-19. The Hilltoppers are coming off an eight-game road trip that included two midweek games and two CUSA series. WKU secured an 8-3 victory at Lipscomb on April 1 and won two of three games at Kennesaw State on April 4 and 5.  More recently, the Hilltoppers dropped two of three games at Middle Tennessee State April 11-13 and fell 9-1 to the Unive…