Western Kentucky's softball team closed weekend play at Charlotte with a 3-0 loss to the 49ers on Saturday after securing the series victory by claiming both sides of Friday’s doubleheader.
The Hilltoppers moved to 21-12 overall and 5-4 in Conference USA action with the weekend results.
Charlotte registered the game’s first run for the first time in the weekend series as the 49ers combined a double, sacrifice bunt and single through the left side to get on the scoreboard. The hosts added a pair of runs in the bottom of the fifth to extend their lead to 3-0.