Tuesday marked the first time that Western’s softball team had played a full game in more than six days.
Not seeing action since they beat Tennessee Tech on April 1, the Lady Toppers split a double-header on Tuesday, with UAB winning game one 8-2 and losing game two 5-2.
The second game of the evening started slow for the Lady Toppers. They fell behind 2-0 in the first three innings. Senior infielder Terri Ellingsworth scored Western’s first run of the game, with a home run in the fourth inning.
UAB would score three runs in the bottom of the fifth inning and hold off Western 5-2.
The first game of the evening had an offensive exhibition by the Lady Toppers with 10 hits. Western scored at least a run in every inning other than the sixth inning. Despite two UAB runs in the bottom of the fourth inning, the Lady Toppers would go on to win game one 8-2.
With the bulk of Sun Belt Conference play coming up for Western, the Lady Toppers host their first Sun Belt Conference series of the season, playing Louisiana-Monroe in a three-game series starting tomorrow at the WKU Softball Complex.
Senior pitcher Jennifer Kempf said that she is looking forward to the home series.
“It will be nice for a change to not have to travel for a conference series over the weekend,” Kempf said. “Just be able to kind of relax and have a nice practice the day before our conference series and not have to be on a bus for however many hours will be nice. We just go to the game on Friday and play in front of the home crowd, and I think that will definitely be nice for a change.”
The Warhawks haven’t exactly been a powerhouse on the road. In fact, the Lady Warhawks have 15 losses on the road this season.
Louisiana-Monroe is 14-22 and is 6-5 in Sun Belt play this season after just dropping a conference series with South Alabama two games to one.
The Lady Toppers will start their weekend series with Louisiana-Monroe at the WKU Softball Complex tomorrow, with game one scheduled to start at 5 p.m.
Coach Tyra Perry couldn’t be reached for comment.
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