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Bowling Green Prepares for 2025 Hilltopper Baseball Season

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News Summary

Bowling Green is buzzing with anticipation for the 2025 Western Kentucky University Hilltopper Baseball season. The fan-favorite Flex Pass is available, allowing buyers to enjoy 32 tickets for only $80, excluding the high-profile clash against Kentucky on April 29. The season features 56 games, with 35 at home, starting with a series against Illinois State. Baseball fans can expect thrilling matchups, especially against Conference USA teams, leading up to the Conference USA Championship in May.

Bowling Green Gears Up for Exciting 2025 Hilltopper Baseball Season!

Bowling Green is buzzing with excitement as the Western Kentucky University Hilltopper Baseball Flex Pass is now available for purchase! Baseball enthusiasts can snag their tickets through the WKU website, by calling 1-800-5-BIGRED, or by visiting the WKU Ticket Office during business hours. With the Flex Pass, fans can enjoy a fantastic deal of 32 tickets for just $80, granting access to all home games this season except for that highly-anticipated showdown against Kentucky on April 29.

Here’s What You Need to Know About the Upcoming Season!

Mark your calendars! The Hilltoppers are gearing up for an action-packed 2025 season with a total of 56 games, of which 35 will be played at Nick Denes Field right here in Bowling Green. The season kicks off with five consecutive weekend home series against nonconference foes such as Illinois State, Lafayette College, Central Michigan, UNC Asheville, and UT Martin. Coinciding with the home games, fans won’t want to miss out on the five midweek matchups featuring teams like EKU, Southern Illinois, Southern Indiana, Evansville, and of course, Kentucky.

This season, the Hilltoppers will be hosting nine series at home, which means plenty of chances for fans to come out and support their team. This is especially exciting since they will be facing four Conference USA teams including Sam Houston, Middle Tennessee, Louisiana Tech, and Jax State.

The Lineup of Games to Look Forward To

WKU opens the 106th year of its baseball history with a four-game series against Illinois State from February 14-16, 2025. And if you think that’s cool, wait until you hear this: the first road game will take place only a couple of days later on February 18 against Southern Illinois. To round off the opening stretch, the Hilltoppers will return to home turf for a series with Lafayette College the following weekend.

Midweek games are set to keep the adrenaline pumping, with a match against Eastern Kentucky on February 25, followed by a four-game series against Central Michigan from February 28 to March 2. The action continues on March 4 when they host Tennessee Tech before welcoming UNC Asheville for another four-game series on March 7-9.

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After taking on UT Martin for their final non-conference series from March 14-16, the Hilltoppers will begin a five-game road swing starting March 19 against Eastern Kentucky. Then it’s showtime as Conference USA play kicks off with an exciting series against Kennesaw State from March 21-23.

What’s Ahead for the Hilltoppers?

April looks just as exhilarating with a home series against Sam Houston from March 28-30. Mark April 1 on your calendars—WKU has a midweek matchup scheduled against regional participant Vanderbilt. The Hilltoppers will also travel to face the 2024 CUSA champion, Dallas Baptist, from April 4-6. As the month progresses, they will take road trips against Liberty from April 11-13 and play a midweek home game against Louisville on April 15, 2025.

Back at home, fans can look forward to hosting Middle Tennessee from April 17-19, followed by another matchup against Evansville on April 22. As April wraps up, the Hilltoppers will head out on a road series to Florida International from April 25-27.

The exciting month of April concludes with the home showdown against Kentucky on April 29. As May rolls in, the Hilltoppers are scheduled for a home series against Louisiana Tech from May 1-3, and then it’s off to Las Cruces, New Mexico for a series against New Mexico State from May 9-11.

Wrapping Up the Season

Finally, the regular season will close with a three-game series against Jax State from May 15-17. And let’s not forget, the 2025 Conference USA Championship will take place at Worthington Field in Lynchburg from May 21-25, closing out an exhilarating baseball season.

Be sure to grab those Hilltopper Baseball Flex Passes, gather your friends and family, and prepare for an unforgettable season of baseball in Bowling Green! Let’s go, Tops!