Freshman coming off of excellent weekend
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University of Evansville freshman Marah Wood has been named the Missouri Valley Conference Newcomer of the Week.
Wood batted a solid .364 in the Purple Aces series against Green Bay. The Brownsburg, Indiana native registered four hits in 11 at-bats while hitting a home run. She walked three times while scoring twice. Following an 0-3 game in Saturday’s opener, Wood went 2-3 with a run in game two.
She became more comfortable as the series moved along, posting the first home run of her UE career in game one on Sunday. She went 1-3 while drawing a walk. Wood added another hit and two walks in the series finale. She reached base 50% of the time in the 4-game set while slugging .818.
