Dixon allowed a walk to Rebekah Engelhardt and hit Taylor Proctor with a pitch. Those were the only two baserunners to reach for the eighth-seeded Hilltoppers (29-28).
Dixon struck out eight batters. She fanned Brittany Vaughn three times, Morgan McElroy twice and three other hitters once.
Top-seeded Marshall (41-8) scored its two runs off WKU starting pitcher Kathryn Downing. The first came on a Morgan Zerkle solo home run in the third inning, and the second came in the fifth inning off a Topper error.
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