Duo honored as Aces open MVC Championship
CARBONDALE, Ill. – The Missouri Valley Conference has announced the All-Conference Teams and specialty award winners on Wednesday morning ahead of the MVC Softball Championship.
Earning recognition from the University of Evansville softball team were Marah Wood and Zoe Frossard. Wood earned a spot on the All-MVC Second Team while Frossard garnered MVC All-Defensive Team honors.
Wood earned All-Conference recognition for the first time in her career after batting .260 with four home runs, 21 runs batted in and 19 runs scored. Between April 11 and April 30, Wood posted a 12-game hit streak, which was the longest of the season for the Purple Aces and the most for the program since Eryn Gould had a 12-game streak in 2019.
She wrapped up the season batting .353 over her last 15 games, including five multi-hit efforts. Wood tied for second in the MVC with three sacrifice flies and was 5th with 169 at-bats. Last season, Wood led Evansville with eight home runs and 31 RBI while batting .272.
Frossard, the 2022 MVC Newcomer of the Year, was a defensive star in 2023. Multiple diving catches in the field saved numerous opposing runs from scoring. She made the start in all 53 games this season and completed the regular season tied for second in the Valley with 28 walks.
In the final series of the regular season at Northern Iowa, Frossard batted .600, including a perfect 2-for-2 effort in the finale. She had the game-winning single in the April 1 victory over Belmont and launched her first home run in February against Eastern Kentucky.
