Teams meet up again on Wednesday
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – After scoring two runs in the first and four in the second, Indiana State defeated the University of Evansville softball team by a final score of 9-0 at Tri-State Orthopaedics Field at James & Dorothy Cooper Stadium on Tuesday.
Indiana State used the long ball to open a 6-0 lead in the opening two innings. Abby Robakowski opened the scoring with a RBI single with a second run scoring on an error on the play. Danielle Henning and Robakowski each had 2-run homers in the second to push he lead to 6-0.
Evansville had its first scoring opportunity in the bottom of the third, loading the bases as Zoe Frossard picked up the Purple Aces’ first hit of the game before a flyout got ISU out of the inning. The Sycamores responded with a 3-run fourth frame to push the lead to 9-0.
ISU would hold strong from there, taking the MVC opener by a 9-0 final.
Frossard and Alexa Davis accounted for the Aces hits. Mikayla Jolly tossed three innings with eight runs scoring, six of which were earned. Elle Jarrett gave up one earned run in two frames. Lauren Sackett threw the complete game for ISU on the way to her 6th win of the season.
Wednesday night will feature another meeting between the squads at 5 p.m.
