Florey named co-MVP
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Purple Aces freshman Morgan Florey was named the Co-MVP of the Tiger Classic while Michal Luckett earned a spot on the All-Tournament Team.
Florey pitched 13 2/3 innings over the weekend where she struck out 23 batters and gave up just one unearned run. Florey also picked up three wins over the weekend. In the win over East Tennessee State, Florey fanned a career-high nine batters in four innings of work. She followed that up on Saturday going 5 2/3 innings where she struck out eight.
In the win over Northern Kentucky to cap off the weekend, Florey pitched the final four innings as she earned her third win of the season and fourth of the year. Making her effort even more impressive in the win over NKU is that she drove in the winning run in the top of the 8th inning. In her first at-bat of the season, Florey singled to center field to help the Aces win their 8th game of the year.
Luckett had a great weekend of her own, hitting an unbelievable .625. She recorded a hit in 10 of her 16 at-bats over the weekend, hitting a home run and driving in four runs. She also scored five times.
Her weekend began with a perfect 3-3 effort against Tennessee State where she scored twice. Next time out versus ETSU, Luckett went 2-3 while scoring twice. Her top game of the weekend came in the finale against NKU as she went 4/5 while scoring her 9th run of the season.
Below is the full All-Tournament Team:
Co-MVP:
Morgan Florey – Evansville
Rochelle Roberts – ULM
Team:
Lindsey Fadnek – East Tennessee State
Bethany Cowart – East Tennessee State
Taylor Carter – East Tennessee State
Michal Luckett – Evansville
Melanie Coyne – ULM
Maggie MacBeth – Butler
Alina Maher – Northern Kentucky
Courtney Gearlds – Tennessee State
Lauren Powell – Tennessee State
On Friday, Evansville heads back to the state of Tennessee where they will play in the UT-Chattanooga 2016 Frost Classic, which will take place in Chattanooga, Tenn.
