UE back in Iowa this weekend
A midweek doubleheader saw the University of Evansville softball team split two games against Austin Peay on Wednesday at Cooper Stadium.
Evansville (13-20) took game one by a final of 10-7 before Austin Peay (14-20) took the second contest, 12-2. Highlighting the day for UE was Chandra Parr, who tied the program record with the 30th home run of her career in game one.
“We did a really good job in the first game of capitalizing on big hits,†Purple Aces head coach Mat Mundell said. “We did not get the adjustments we needed in game 2. Overall we had some girls who did not play as much come in and play well for us today and that is a big plus heading into the weekend.â€
After Austin Peay scored a run in the top of the first, Morgan Lambert gave UE its first lead in the bottom of the frame. After Morgan Florey was hit by a pitch and Chandra Parr notched the first hit of the game for the Aces, Lambert belted her fourth home run of the season to put UE on top, 3-1.
History was made two innings later as Parr hit the 30th home run of her UE career. It tied the all-time program mark set by Krista Price. Two more runs came across on a Governor error as the Aces opened up a 6-1 advantage.
Christiana Gable hit a solo shot for APSU in the top of the fourth, but the Aces offense got the run back and more with three more in the bottom half. Lambert knocked in her fourth run of the game before two runs scored on an outfielder error and the 10th run of the game scored on a sacrifice fly courtesy of Hayli Scott.
Three runs came across in the top of the sixth for Austin Peay and one more in the seventh, but UE was able to hang on for the 10-7 win. Lambert and Parr each had two hits and a home run while Ashlee Kawall notched two hits and a steal. Ashleigh Downing threw 5 2/3 innings allowing six runs, three earned, on five hits and earned her first win as a member of the squad.
Game two saw the Governors strike early again as they plated three runs on two hits in the top of the first before solo shots in both the second and third frames contributed to a 6-0 lead. The lead reached 8-0 in the fourth before UE got on the board. Kori Keyes hit a single to center to bring in the first run of the contest.
From there, Austin Peay was able to secure the win via a 3-run shot in the sixth. The Aces had six hits in the game while APSU notched 11.
For the second weekend in a row, the Aces head to the state of Iowa as they make their way to Des Moines for a 3-game set beginning on Saturday.
