Liberty and Western Kentucky will meet Saturday afternoon in the Conference USA Tournament final.
The stage is set for the Conference USA Tournament championship and on Saturday afternoon, second-seeded Western Kentucky and top-seeded Liberty will meet in Las Cruces, Mexico. The Hilltoppers earned a spot in the title game after defeating New Mexico State 7-2 on Friday afternoon. Taylor Sanders and Sophie Weber powered the offense, both bringing in three RBI from a home run and a double, respectively. Weber also hit a solo shot in the fifth to bring in the team’s final run of the game. Katie Gardner pitched a complete game in the circle and struck out five batters while only giving up five hits in her 16th win of the season.
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Date: May 11, 2024
Time: 2:00 p.m. ET
TV: CBSSN
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The Flames opened up tournament play against fourth-seeded New Mexico, falling 11-3 in five innings before bouncing back to beat sixth-seeded UTEP 13-10 and third-seeded Louisiana Tech in a 5-0 shutout yesterday. Against the Bulldogs, Kaylan Yoder got the start in the circle and pitched a complete game, fanning seven batters and only giving up three hits. Brooke Roberts led the offense, going 1-for-2 with two RBI with a sacrifice bunt in the second and an RBI single in the sixth.
When these two teams met during regular season play, Western Kentucky took the first game before Liberty won the second and third to secure the series victory.
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