Aces to host Butler for Friday doubleheader
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – With the impending weather in the forecast this weekend in Evansville, changes have been announced to the weekend schedule for the University of Evansville softball team’s home tournament.
Originally slated to be a 3-day tournament, the schedule has been modified to a Friday doubleheader between the Purple Aces and Butler. Game one will begin at 2 p.m. with the second contest set for first pitch at approximately 4:30 p.m.
Tickets for Friday’s doubleheader are $12 for adults and $10 for children. The admission price is good for both games.
Evansville opened the season with a 3-2 mark at the Paladin Invitational in Greenville, S.C. Callie Meinel opened the weekend on fire, pacing the Missouri Valley Conference with her three home runs and 10 runs batted in. She accumulated 17 total bases while hitting .353 in UE’s first five games.
Keghan Pye completed the Paladin Invitational with a team-high .571 batting average. She registered four hits in seven at-bats while scoring four times. In her first weekend of collegiate action, freshman Kynadee Warner batted .556 with five hits in nine at-bats for the Purple Aces. She scored two runs while adding a steal and walk.
