UE and SIU set to meet at Cooper Stadium
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – It is Senior Weekend for the University of Evansville softball team as the Purple Aces welcome Southern Illinois to Tri-State Orthopaedics Field at Cooper Stadium for a 3-game series running Friday through Sunday. Friday’s opener is set for a 5 p.m. first pitch with Saturday beginning at 2 p.m. and Sunday’s finale starting at 12 p.m. with the final two games being televised by ESPN+.
Senior Weekend
– Zoe Frossard and Sydney Weatherford will be recognized as part of Senior Day festivities on Saturday
– The 2022 MVC Newcomer of the Year, Frossard is former member of the league’s All-Defensive Team and was recognized on the 2025 Preseason All-League squad
– Frossard has earned MVC Scholar-Athlete honors as well as Easton NFCA All-America Scholar accolades
– Weatherford has contributed to the program in all aspects as a pitcher and hitter
– She has accumulated 22 pitching victories and a career ERA of 3.57 while her top offensive season came in 2022 where she finished with 20 RBI
– Weatherford has also earned Easton NFCA All-American
Power Play
– Morgan Adams continues to rack up the home runs as she hit #14 of the season in the home win over Indiana State
– Adams’ 14 homers is the second-most in a single season in program history and ranks third in the MVC lead
– Her 37 RBI is tied for 5th in the Valley and is tied for the 5th best single-season total in UE program history
– She leads the MVC with 37 walks while ranking fifth in slugging (.688) and 5th in OPS (1.150)
Strong Season
– Taylor Howe checks in with seven home runs, 31 RBI, 31 runs, and a season batting average of .286
– With 12 doubles, she is 4th in the MVC
– Howe recorded two hits in each of the final two games at Murray State
Still Going Strong
– Scoring 37 runs on the season, Jess Willsey is tied for fourth in the MVC
– Her season total of 13 doubles is tied for 2nd in the Valley, her 8 homes runs are 9th
– Willsey is batting .274 on the season over the course of 157 at-bats (T-4th in the conference)
– Her double in the 8th inning of game two at Valparaiso proved to be the game winner
