The members of Western’s softball team had their final series of the regular season cut short by three innings on Sunday.

While the Lady Toppers were down 4-3 in the middle of the fourth, junior first baseman Lindsay Antone said that she believes that the Lady Toppers weren’t affected by the unfinished game.

“I don’t think it mattered,” Antone said. “We didn’t start off so well in that last game. I think that if the game had been finished, we definitely would have won. Even though we ended the game, it really ended on a high note because we were starting to come back. I don’t think it is going to have an effect on us.”

Despite the game eventually being cancelled, the Lady Toppers still came away with a series sweep with wins of 7-2 and 11-3 on Saturday.

With the wins, Western moved to 32-17 on the season and 14-9 in Sun Belt Conference play.

Coach Tyra Perry said that it wasn’t an issue to have the game called off and that it was good for the team to get some time off before they head to the Sun Belt Conference Tournament in Denton, Texas.

“The playing conditions continued to deteriorate with all of the rain that had been going on throughout the week and added rain that day,” Perry said. “It never really broke, and it was only getting a little bit worse. We decided to call the game so nobody would get hurt.”

The Lady Toppers celebrated senior day on Sunday, before their last home series of the season against MTSU.

Perry said that she was pleased with the team’s performance on Saturday.

“I thought it was a good weekend,” Perry said. “I think the team came out ready to play. They really love our seniors. They have a lot of respect for our seniors and you could really see that (on Saturday).”

With the Sun Belt Tournament up next on the schedule, Antone said that the team is ready to play.

“This is what you work toward all year,” Antone said. “(You work) to play in this tournament and win it. We’re ready, and we’ve been ready for a few weeks now. We’ve all been talking about it, and we’re just looking forward to a good turnout at the tournament.”

Not only are their aspirations for a Sun Belt championship but Perry said that they are looking for a bid to the NCAA tournament.

“That is always a goal no matter what your record looks like or how your season starts or ends,” Perry said. “You’re always looking to go to post-season play.”

The Lady Toppers travel today to Denton, Texas, for the Sun Belt Conference Tournament. Their first scheduled game is against South Alabama at 3 p.m. tomorrow.