Howe hit four home runs in four games last week
ST. LOUIS – Recording four home runs in four contests for the University of Evansville softball team last week, junior Taylor Howe has been named the Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Week.
Howe completed the week batting .455 with four home runs and nine RBI for the Purple Aces. She hit a home run in each of UE’s four games over the course of the week. She slugged 1.636 while scoring six runs and reaching base 50% of the time.
She opened the week with a 2-run home run in the opening game against Saint Louis before adding another homer in the 11-1 victory to split the doubleheader. In game two, she went 2-4 with a homer, double, and two runs scored.
Sunday’s opening game against Western Michigan saw Howe hit another one out of the park while finishing with three RBI. In the 14-2 win over UT Martin, Howe went 1-2 with another home run, two RBI, two walks, and two more runs scored.
