Hilltoppers Earn Fifth Seed; Slated to Face FlU in 2023 C-USA Tournament
DALLAS, Texas – WKU Softball earned the No. 5 seed in this week’s 2023 C-USA Tournament. The eight-team event is slated for Wednesday – Saturday, May 10-13 and will be hosted by LA Tech at Dr. Billy Bundrick Field in Ruston, Louisiana. All games up to the championship will stream on ESPN+ before Saturday’s championship airs on CBS Sports Network.
The Hilltoppers will face (8) FIU at 2:30 p.m. CT on Wednesday for the second contest of the tournament. If they advance, the Hilltoppers are slated to meet (4) Florida Atlantic later at 7:30 p.m. CT.The four-day, eight-team tournament utilizes both single and double-elimination formats. Wednesday’s first round (games between seeds 5-8) will be single elimination for competing teams, with second round games (seeds 3-4) will now be double elimination. The quarterfinals and semifinals are set up for double-elimination play before the championship returns to single elimination.
WKU Softball was the No. 3 seed in the 2022 C-USA Tournament, making their third consecutive tournament appearance since a seven-year drought. The Hilltoppers would then become the first team to win the event in the 2021 Championship, they hosted since East Carolina in 2011.
Wednesday, May 10 – Noon Game 1: (6) MTSU vs. (7) LA Tech (ESPN+)
Wednesday, May 10 – 2:30 pm Game 2: (5) WKU vs. (8) FIU (ESPN+)
Wednesday, May 10 – 5 pm Game 3: (3) North Texas vs. Game 1 Winner (ESPN+)
Wednesday, May 10 – 7:30 pm Game 4: (4) Florida Atlantic vs. Game 2 Winner (ESPN+)
Thursday, May 11 – Noon Game 5: (2) UAB vs. Winner Game 3 (ESPN+)
Thursday, May 11 – 2:30 pm Game 6: (1) Charlotte vs. Winner Game 4 (ESPN+)
Thursday, May 11 – 5 pm Game 7: Loser Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4 (ESPN+)
Thursday, May 11 – 7:30 pm Game 8: Loser Game 5 vs. Loser Game 6 (ESPN+)
Friday, May 12 – Noon Game 9: Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6 (ESPN+)
Friday, May 12 – 2:30 pm Game 10: Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8 (ESPN+)
Friday, May 12 – 5 pm Game 11: Winner Game 10 vs. Loser Game 9 (ESPN+)
Saturday, May 13 – Noon Game 12: Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 11 (CBS Sports Network)
