Aces defeat Stonehill to earn Saturday split
Final two games set for Sunday
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Niki Bode recorded two RBI in Saturday’s opening game against Stonehill to lead the University of Evansville softball team to a 5-2 win at Knights Field. In the second game of the day, the Purple Aces dropped a 6-2 decision to Ball State.
Game 1 – UE 5, Stonehill 2
Evansville’s offense registered 10 hits while Elle Jarrett tossed a complete game in a 5-2 win over the Skyhawks. Niki Bode had two RBI while Morgan Adams notched three hits.
Kynadee Warner scored the first run of the game in the top of the first, coming in from second on a wild pitch. UE added to the advantage with a 3-run third inning. Warner and Adams both reached on 1-out singles before Bode brought in Warner with her first hit of the game. Eliza Piggott brought in Adams on sacrifice fly before Jess Willsey came through with an RBI single to score Bode.
Stonehill got on the board with a single run in the third before UE matched it with a score in the top of the fourth. Another RBI single by Bode brought in Miriah Powell, who led the inning off with a bunt single. The Skyhawks got one run closer in the bottom of the frame, but Jarrett kept them scoreless over the final three innings to seal the win. She improved to 4-0 on the season with two runs, one earned, scoring.
Game 2 – Ball State 6, UE 1
Ball State scored three runs in the bottom of the fourth to pull away for a 6-1 win in the second game of the day at Knights Field.
After the Cardinals opened the day with a run in the first, Evansville tied the score in the third. Kynadee Warner reached on a 1-out triple and scored on a ground out by Taylor Howe. The Cardinals quickly responded with two runs in the bottom of the third before opening things up with a 3-run fourth frame to go up 6-1.
Looking to rally in the sixth, the Aces put two runners on with Howe reaching on an error while Morgan Adams drew a walk. Unfortunately, the Cardinals got out of the jam and would take the win by a 6-1 final. UE was limited to two hits in the contest. Gracie Hollingsworth took the loss. In 3 1/3 innings, she allowed five runs, three earned, on four hits.
On Sunday, the Aces face Ball State and Bellarmine.
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