Indiana State wins by a final of 6-1
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Freshman Lacy Smith recorded the second home run of her collegiate career on Tuesday at the University of Evansville softball team dropped a 6-1 decision to Indiana State at Tri-State Orthopaedics Field at James and Dorothy Cooper Stadium.
Smith’s homer was the lone score of the day for the Purple Aces, who left ten runners on base. UE notched four hits on the day as Marah Wood, Jess Willsey, Hannah Hood and Smith would record one apiece.
It was Evansville who had the first scoring opportunity of the day, loading the bases in the bottom of the first. Indiana State stranded two runners in the opening two frames but cashed in as the game moved into the top of the third. The Sycamores posted the first four runs of the game while accumulating five hits. Isabella Henning hit a 3-run home run to highlight the inning.
Lacy Smith put Evansville on the board in the bottom of the fourth. She sent the first pitch she saw over the wall in right center to make it a 4-1 game. It was her second home run of the season. Marah Wood added a double as the Aces worked to load the bases with two outs, but Indiana State went to the bullpen with the reliever picking up the final out.
Erin Kleffman kept the deficit manageable with brilliant pitching in the top half of the fifth. After entering the game facing a bases loaded situation with no outs, Kleffman forced a double play before another ground ball ended the threat.
Indiana State put the finishing touches on the win with single runs in the 6th and 7th innings to finish with the 6-1 triumph. Sydney Weatherford was tagged with the loss with four earned runs scoring in her four innings of work. Erin Kleffman tossed the final three frames and allowed two earned runs. Lauren Sackett earned the win for the Sycamores, throwing 3 2/3 frames with one run scoring.
The 2023 home slate comes to a close this weekend as UE welcomes Illinois State.
