The University of Evansville softball team fell in a pair of games to Illinois State on Saturday at Cooper Stadium. Illinois State took game one by a final score of 18-0 before earning a 10-1 win in the second contest.
It was a special evening for the program as nine seniors played their final home games as members of the team. The 2017 class consists of Mickaela Fleming, Courtney Land, Susan Norris, Michal Luckett, Hayli Scott, Chandra Parr, Ashlee Kawall, Morgan Lambert and Samantha Fleming.
In the opening matchup, ISU scored one in the first, five in the second and ten in the third frame on their way to the win. Caitlyn Daly notched three home runs and seven RBI in the game. Starting pitcher Sarah Finck held the Purple Aces to just one hit, coming off the bat of Tess Hupe.
Evansville got off to a better start in the second tilt. Brittany Hay singled to center to open the game before Chandra Parr walked. Next up was Morgan Florey, who singled through the left side to plate Hay.
From there, the Redbirds took control as four runs in both the third and fourth frames saw them take a 10-1 victory to finish off the doubleheader. UE registered five hits with Hay accounting for a pair. Hayli Scott, Ashlee Kawall and Florey recorded the others.
On Sunday, the series will be completed with an 11 a.m. game at Cooper Stadium in the final home contest of the year for the Aces.
