After putting together an 11-4 mark in the month of February, Western Kentucky's softball team picked up split results on its first day of play in March, falling to Austin Peay 5-0 before responding with a 1-0 victory over Dayton on Friday in the opening day of the Holiday Inn Hilltopper Spring Fling at the WKU Softball Complex.
In the opener, WKU (12-5) stayed close until the third inning . After a pair of scoreless innings by both sides, Austin Peay broke through in the top of the third with three runs, including a two-run home run, to take a lead it would not relinquish.