UE travels to Monroe, La. this weekend
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EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Week three of the season for the University of Evansville softball team will see the Purple Aces in Monroe, La. for the Best on the Bayou Tournament. UE will face Northwestern State, Syracuse, Sam Houston and UL Monroe over the next three days.
Friday’s action opens with a contest at 11 a.m. against Northwestern State, who is 5-7 on the season. Two weeks ago at the Texas State Tournament, NSU defeated Missouri Valley Conference rival Southern Illinois by a 6-3 final. Following the first game, UE is right back on the field for a 1:30 p.m. game versus Syracuse. The Orange stand at 6-3 on the season with a pair of wins over Maryland last weekend at the Southeastern Louisiana Lion Classic.
On Saturday, the Aces take to the field for a 2 p.m. match-up versus Sam Houston, who stands at 3-6 this season before facing host UL Monroe. Evansville faces the Warhawks at 7 p.m. on Saturday evening before taking them on again on Sunday at 11:30 a.m. ULM enters the weekend with a record of 8-4.
Evansville hosted a home tournament last weekend with Austin Peay and Miami Ohio coming to Tri-State Orthopaedics Field at James & Dorothy Cooper Stadium. Batting .444 in the weekend home tournament, Marah Wood raised her season batting average to .409. With two weekends in the books, Wood has accumulated nine hits in 22 trips to the plate. Her .480 on-base tally also leads the squad.
Freshman Abby Bode made the first start of her career on Sunday against Austin Peay and provided an immediate spark in the lineup. She picked up two hits in three at-bats and accumulated three assists on the defensive side.
Zoe Frossard has enjoyed a solid start to the year and checks in with a .353 batting average. She leads the squad with four RBI and is tied for the team-high with four walks.
