Tickets on sale for Tops’ baseball exhibition matchup against Tennessee
Published 11:31 am Thursday, September 12, 2024
- WKU pitcher Dawson Hall (9) delivers a pitch during an NCAA baseball game between the University of Louisville and Western Kentucky University on Tuesday, April 9, 2024, in Bowling Green, Ky. WKU beat Louisville 3-2 in 10 innings. (AP Photo/James Kenney)
The Nashville Sounds have announced that tickets are on sale now for the fall baseball exhibition between Western Kentucky and reigning College World Series champion Tennessee beginning 6 p.m. CT on Oct. 25 at First Horizon Park.
Concourse level seating starts at $20 plus tax. Club Level seats are available for $40 plus tax. All premium hospitality, outfield group and picnic areas are also available. Gates will open at 5 p.m. CT. Tennessee will serve as the home team and occupy the third base dugout.
WKU is coming off its most successful season in recent history that ended with a second-consecutive Conference USA championships semifinals appearance, something the program had not done as a member of the league prior to 2023. The Hilltoppers were picked to finish fifth in the CUSA preseason poll and ultimately finished with third-best record in the league standings at the conclusion of the 2024 season, their best finish since joining CUSA in 2015.
WKU earned 36 wins, the ninth-most in program history and the most since the 2009 season. Since taking the helm in the 2023 season, WKU coach Marc Rardin has led the Tops to back-to-back 30-plus win seasons for the first time since 2010-11.
WKU recorded six series wins over CUSA opponents, winning five consecutively against Jax State, No. 8 Dallas Baptist, Sam Houston, Liberty, and Middle Tennessee. The Hilltoppers ended the regular season with a series win over New Mexico State.