The Western Kentucky softball team knew it would need to do the little things to stay alive in the Conference USA Softball Championship.
The Hilltoppers did just that Wednesday, using quality at bats and solid pitching in their tournament opener against UTSA to come away with a 3-2 victory at the WKU Softball Complex.
"When you're swinging the bat and everything's hot, it looks like a watermelon coming across the plate. You don't really have to do anything coaching-wise, but you've got to figure out how to manufacture some runs and you've got to have solid defense in this tournament, you've got to be able to steal some bags, get your bunts down -- do all the little things," WKU coach Amy Tudor said.