Aces finish the day with a 6-0 victory
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Gracie Hollingsworth tossed a complete game shutout to lead the University of Evansville softball team to a 6-0 win over Indiana State in game two of Tuesday’s doubleheader at Price Field. The Sycamores opened the day with a 5-3 victory.
Game 1 – Indiana State 5, UE 3
Indiana State jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning. Evansville’s offense came alive in the top of the third, scoring three times to take its first lead. Abby Bode, Kynadee Warner, and Jess Willsey each singled to load the bases for Morgan Adams. Her double off the wall in center field plated two runs to tie the game. Miriah Powell followed with a sac bunt that brought in the third run to put UE in front.
With two outs in the fourth, Bode and Warner both reached on hits once again before being stranded on base. The Sycamores also left two batters on in their half of the fourth. In the fifth, the Aces looked to add to the lead once again. With one out, Adams and Powell walked before a pair of fly outs ended the threat.
In the sixth, the Sycamores regained the lead. After the tying run scored on an error, Madison Poulson hit a 2-run single to put ISU in front at 5-3. Down to its final three outs, UE put runners on as Jess Willsey walked and Callie Meinel hit a 2-out single. Unfortunately, a strikeout ended the game with ISU winning by a score of 5-3.
UE recorded eight hits with Bode and Warner finishing with two apiece. Kate Ridgway threw the full six innings with five runs scoring, two of which were earned. She fell to 5-8 on the season.
Game 2 – UE 6, Indiana State 0
Gracie Hollingsworth struck out eight batters while allowing just four hits in a complete game shutout win over Indiana State.
Evansville broke a scoreless tie in the top of the third, scoring three runs to take the lead. All of the action came with two outs as the Aces picked up three hits while taking advantage of two Sycamore errors. Taylor Howe began the stretch with a single while Keghan Pye followed with a bunt single.
Howe and Pye would both score on an ISU error. After Willsey reached on an error, Morgan Adams came to the plate and launched a long double that scored Willsey to make it a 3-0 game. In the top of the fifth, it was Adams striking again. The MVC leader in home runs added another to her tally, launching a 3-run shot to double the lead and make it a 6-0 game.
With UE in front, Hollingsworth took care of business in the circle. She allowed just four hits, struck out eight batters and did not walk a single batter. She picked up her sixth win of the season. Adams and Kynadee Warner had two hits apiece as the Aces finished the game with nine. Adams went 2-4 with a home run and four RBI.
This weekend, the Aces are back home to face Murray State for a 3-game series.
