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Left to Right: Chairwoman of the Warren County Downtown Economic Development Authority Mary Cohron; Bowling Green Hot Rods General Manager Brad Taylor; WKU Director of Athletics Dr. Wood Selig; WKU head baseball coach Chris Finwood

WKU Set to Face Kentucky at Bowling Green Ballpark on April 20

Ridings Blogging for Ping! Baseball

Finwood Picks Up More Rivals.com Recognition

01/29/2010 - Baseball

Western Kentucky University and the Bowling Green Hot Rods announced today that the April 20 baseball game between WKU and the University of Kentucky will be held at Bowling Green Ballpark in downtown Bowling Green... MORE

01/05/2010 - Baseball

WKU senior pitcher Matt Ridings has been chosen to write a season-long blog for Ping! Baseball. The right-hander's first entry was posted Monday, and he will be continuing to post updates throughout the year... MORE

12/18/2009 - Baseball

Rivals.com writer Kendall Rogers lists WKU head baseball coach Chris Finwood as one of the nation's hottest coaches, three days after naming him one of collegiate baseball's rising coaches... MORE

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	Rivals.com Names Finwood One of Nation's Rising Coaches WKU head baseball coach Chris Finwood has been listed as one of the nation's rising coaches by... (Read More)
	Rice Named First-Team Preseason All-American Junior catcher Matt Rice has been named a first-team Preseason All-American by the National... (Read More)
	WKU Baseball Signs Five to National Letters of Intent WKU head baseball coach Chris Finwood announced the signing of five players to National Letters of... (Read More)
	Black Team Wins WKU Baseball Fall World Series Solid pitching in the opener and finale of the Fall World Series helped pace the black team to a 2-1... (Read More)
	"Ten About '10" #1: Ridings Returns to Anchor Pitching Staff Matt Ridings has accomplished about all there is to accomplish in his three years on the WKU... (Read More)
	"Ten About '10" #2: Carter Closes Door on Hilltopper Victories After making 14 starts on the mound as a junior in 2008 and opening the 2009 campaign in the... (Read More)

Date	Sport	Opponent	Location	Time (CT)	Coverage
Feb. 19	BASE	Kent State	Bowling Green, Ky.	3:00 PM
Feb. 20	BASE	Kent State	Bowling Green, Ky.	2:00 PM
Feb. 21	BASE	Kent State	Bowling Green, Ky.	1:00 PM
Feb. 24	BASE	Belmont	Nashville, Tenn.	3:00 PM
Feb. 26	BASE	Texas A&M	Waco, Texas	6:00 PM
Feb. 27	BASE	Texas State	Waco, Texas	5:00 PM
Feb. 28	BASE	Baylor	Waco, Texas	1:00 PM
Mar. 02	BASE	Austin Peay	Bowling Green, Ky.	3:00 PM
Mar. 05	BASE	Illinois-Chicago	Bowling Green, Ky.	3:00 PM

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WKU BASEBALL - CHAMPIONSHIP EFFORT!

Two straight NCAA Tournament appearances

42-20 overall record in 2009
- third-most wins in school history

2009 Sun Belt Conference Co-Champions
- 21-8 conference record

Ranked #23 in final Collegiate Baseball Top 30 poll
- first national ranking since 2001

Head coach Chris Finwood named 2009 Sun Belt Conference Coach of the Year

Matt Hightower named 2009 Sun Belt Conference Pitcher of the Year

Five players named to All-Sun Belt Conference teams

Four players named All-South Central Region by the ABCA

Six Hilltoppers drafted in June MLB First-Year Players Draft
- most in school history
- Wade Gaynor becomes the highest draft pick in school history (third round, Detroit Tigers)

Rich Tradition of WKU Baseball:
- 90 seasons of college baseball
- All-time record of 1538-1252-18

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