Kelsey Aikey believes the culture is what set Western Kentucky softball’s trajectory to a remarkable 2020.
The challenge of retaining that for 2021 is why she’s opting to return.
WKU’s star pitcher is cashing in on the NCAA’s recent vote to allow seniors to come back for their extra year of eligibility after the season was suddenly canceled due to the coronavirus.
“My life revolves around softball so it wasn’t really a hard option to go by,” Aikey said on a Zoom conference call with reporters on Monday. “Everyone else on the team, when we heard that, we knew that if we got that opportunity for another year that we were going to take that.