Softball travels to Lindenwood for Wednesday doubleheader
Game one set for 1 p.m. start
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – In its final non-conference contest before opening the Missouri Valley Conference slate this weekend, the University of Evansville softball team travels to Lindenwood for a 1 p.m. doubleheader on Wednesday.
Over the weekend, the Purple Aces played in a tournament hosted by Bellarmine where they picked up wins over Stonehill and the Knights. Niki Bode batted a team-high .438 last week as she picked up seven hits in 16 at-bats. Bode recorded four runs, four RBI, and three walks. After drawing a walk in Friday’s game versus Stonehill, she went 2-3 with two RBI, a run and walk in Saturday’s rematch against the Skyhawks. On Sunday, Bode put forth a huge effort against Ball State going 3-4 with two runs, two doubles, and an RBI. In the win over Bellarmine, Bode notched two hits in four at-bats while adding an RBI, run, and walk.
Freshman Eliza Piggott recorded five hits in 10 at-bats while scoring three runs and adding a home run. Despite going 0-for-2 on Saturday against Stonehill, she recorded an RBI on a sacrifice fly. Sunday’s opener versus Ball State saw her go 2-3 while scoring her first run of the weekend. In the win over Bellarmine, she went 3-5 with a home run and two RBI to lead the Aces to a 7-4 win.
Another solid week saw Morgan Adams bat .308 with four hits, four walks, and two RBI. After earning a walk in the weekend opener versus Stonehill, Adams went 3-for-4 in the rematch against the Skyhawks. She had a double and run in the victory. Saturday’s game versus Ball State saw her pick up her second walk of the weekend before going 1-3 with two RBI and another walk in game two against BSU on Sunday. She added walk #4 of the weekend in the win over Bellarmine and completed the weekend with a .500 on-base percentage.
The Lions enter Wednesday’s games with a 10-9 record. They opened their Ohio Valley Conference schedule last weekend, dropping two of their three games to Eastern Illinois. Jolie McMinn is batting a team-high .318.
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