Aces improve to 5-1 in MVC
 EVANSVILLE, Ind. – A 3-run sixth inning helped the University of Evansville softball team finish the series sweep over Valparaiso with a 5-3 victory on Sunday at Cooper Stadium.The sweep marks the first for the Purple Aces (17-7, 5-1 MVC) since taking all three games in the 2019 trip to Missouri State. With UE trailing 3-0, Marah Wood had a 2-run shot in the contest to get the Aces on the board before Jessica Fehr, Lindsay Renneisen and Alyssa Barela posted RBIs in the sixth to complete the comeback. UE had eight hits on the day while Izzy Vetter held Valparaiso (5-15, 1-5 MVC) to just three hits.
With the wind blowing out to right field, Valparaiso took early advantage when Addi Burke hit a 2-run homer to right in the top of the first. They added a third run in the top of the fourth on a squeeze play.
Evansville posted just one hit through the first three innings, but produced three hits in the fourth. Haley Woolf recorded a double before Marah Wood hit her sixth home run of the season to get the Aces on the board and cut the Valpo lead to 3-2. Looking for a late rally in the sixth, the Aces got exactly what they needed. With one out, Jenna Lis reached on an infield single and was pinch run for by Mackenzie McFeron.
McFeron stole second before scoring on a Jessica Fehr single. Solid baserunning saw Fehr move to second on a passed ball before coming home on a Lindsay Renneisen single. UE added an insurance run later in the frame when Alyssa Barela hit a sacrifice fly.
With her team in front, Vetter kept Valpo off the board in the seventh to clinch her 8th victory of the season and secure the sweep. Vetter tossed the complete game and struck out nine batters.
Next up for UE is a doubleheader against UT Martin on Tuesday at 3 p.m.
