Doubleheader set for 12 p.m. ET first pitch
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EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Five road games over the next five days awaits the University of Evansville softball team, who opens the week at Indiana State on Wednesday in Terre Haute. Wednesday’s doubleheader is set for a 12 p.m. ET start and both games will be carried on ESPN+.
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Last Time Out
– Evansville faced Missouri State in a 3-game series at Cooper Stadium last weekend with the Bears earning the sweep
– MSU took both ends of Friday’s doubleheader by scores of 8-2 and 4-1 before taking the finale by a 7-1 final
– Highlighting the weekend for the Purple Aces was Marah Wood, who went 4-for-8 with two home runs and three RBI
– Wood’s home rune both came in Friday’s series opener
– Jessica Fehr wrapped up the series going 3-for-3 from the plate in the finale
Back On Track
– Saturday’s series finale against Missouri State saw Jessica Fehr snap out of an 0-for-15 drought by going a perfect 3-for-3
– Fehr continues to lead the Aces with a .310 batting average and 25 runs scored
– She has recorded a hit in 17 of the last 26 games
– The senior is fourth in the MVC with 21 walks while ranking in a tie for 8th in the league with 25 runs scored; she has scored 20 times in the last 28 games
– Her double in the 7th inning in the opener at Loyola proved to be the game winner and prior to that, she had three hits in six at-bats in the doubleheader sweep over Drake and recorded a hit two of the three games versus UNI
Power Play
– Marah Wood blasted two home runs in the series opener against Missouri State and holds the team lead with seven homers and 22 RBI
– She has hit three home runs in the last six games and has picked up at least one hit in 20 of her last 28 contests
– For the season, Wood is batting .287 with seven homers and 22 RBI and is tied for second in the MVC with 11 doubles, ranks 6th with her seven home runs and is 9th in the league with a season slugging percentage of .583
– The sophomore scored six runs at the UE Softball Invitational including two in the wins over Green Bay and Morehead State before belting her third home run of the year to add some insurance in the 2-0 triumph over Creighton
Raising Her Level
– Through the opening 15 games of the MVC slate, senior Mackenzie McFeron leads the team with a .308 batting average and has a hit in six of her last eight games
– Her efforts in conference have seen her season average rise to .274
– She had the first 3-hit game of her career in the April 10 finale at Illinois State
– McFeron has 11 RBI in her career with eight of them coming in 2022
