Three games to be played this weekend
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Home play comes to an end this weekend as the University of Evansville softball team will play host to Southern Illinois at Cooper Stadium. A doubleheader on Saturday begins at noon with Sunday’s series finale beginning at 11 a.m.
Saturday will mark Alumni Day and Senior Day with UE outfielder Brittany Hay being recognized; the first 250 fans will receive a 3/4 sleeve Purple Aces t-shirt along with a special cup.
Evansville took on Indiana State at Cooper Stadium on Wednesday, falling by a final of 6-1. Eryn Gould picked up three hits in the game while raising her batting average to .380; she also scored the run for the Aces. Lindsay Renneisen went 1-3 with a walk while Elyse Hickey recorded an RBI.
Last weekend, UE picked up the series win at Valparaiso, taking two out of three games. Morgan Florey led the squad to a 2-0 shutout in the series opener before finishing with a 3-2 win on Sunday; she had 26 strikeouts in the two contests. She also got it going at the plate, batting .44 (4/9) in the 3-game set while Gould and Toni Galas each checked in hitting .400.
Florey has enjoyed a record-breaking season for the Aces as her 253 strikeouts is 37 ahead of the program record; she also has a total of 661 in her career and is now 19th in MVC history. Also pitching well in the circle has been Ashleigh Downing, who has allowed just one earned run in her last eight innings.
Three more hits in four at-bats saw Eryn Gould raise her season average back up to .380. Over the course of an 8-game hit streak, the Mt. Carmel, Ill. product has batted .500, registering 14 hits in 28 at-bats. Last week, she opened up in style, going 3-4 with a run scored at Indiana State; game two against the Sycamores saw her go 1-3 while adding two runs and a walk.
Southern Illinois comes to Evansville with a 24-20 mark and are 7-11 in their 18 league games. Maddy Vermejan leads the Salukis with a .376 batting average. Katelyn Massa paces SIU with 9 homers and 44 runs batted in. Brianna Jones has gotten the job done in the circle, picking up 20 victories while standing with a 2.35 ERA.
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