After picking up another sweep at Charles H. Braun Stadium over the weekend, the University of Evansville will be looking to extend its four-game winning streak on Tuesday as the Aces will set out for Bowling Green, Ky., to take on Western Kentucky at 6 p.m.

The Aces (15-11) have had the luxury of playing each of the last four games in Evansville, but if last week is any indicator, the high-scoring UE line-up can travel as the team put up 15 runs in just five innings at Indiana before the game was washed out due to storms in Bloomington.

Overall, UE has averaged better than seven runs per game, but that total has been even higher in the six midweek contests this season, with the Aces touching home 12.3 times per game while hitting .356 with 12 home runs. Josh Jyawook, who is slugging 1.000 in midweek games, leads the charge with a .550 average.

For the season, Trey Hair has starred at the plate, putting up a .408 average with 22 runs batted in and 21 scores, and Eric McKibban leads the team in runs with 28 to go along with his .330 batting average. Six UE hitters own .300-or-better averages on the season, and 11 different hitters have logged home runs, which stands as the best total for an Aces team since 13 players left the park in 2001.

On the mound, Austin Allinger will get the nod, and he’s slated to make his sixth start of the season. The freshman right-hander is 3-1 on the year with a 5.52 earned run average over 29.1 innings.

Meanwhile, WKU enters the contest with a 16-11 record. The Hilltoppers have already started conference play this season, sweeping past Middle Tennessee two weeks ago and taking two out of three at UAB this past weekend.

First pitch from Nick Denes Field is scheduled for 6 p.m.

NOTES: Tuesday marks the 44^th meeting between UE and Western Kentucky since 1978 … The Aces are 20-22-1 vs. the Hilltoppers over that timespan … Last season, UE took home two victories in a three-game set that was played in Emerson, Ga. … Tuesday will mark UE’s first trip back to Bowling Green since dropping an 8-5 decision on March 27, 2013 … The two teams have met in three of the last four seasons … UE’s 26 homers this season represent the most since 2011 … Since 1978, the Aces are 112-85-2 vs. teams that hail from the state of Kentucky … UE is 2-1 this season after a series at Eastern Kentucky last mo

Fort Wayne scores four goals in final 6:30 to force OT, but Zay wins it for Evansville.)

Records:  Evansville: 28-32-7-2; Fort Wayne: 39-21-7-2

Goalies:  FW – Martin (-), 9-8-0-1, 13 saves, 4 GA

FW – Nagle (OTL), 27-11-7-1, 11, 1 GA

EVN – Bengtsberg (W), 10-13-4-1, 48 saves, 4 GA

Scoring:

1^st Period:  1. EVN – Thrush 3 (Moon, Rumble, 3:18); 2. EVN – Wideman 14 (Fawcett, Sims, 4:11)

2^nd Period:  3. EVN – Harrison 7 (Monteith, :35); 4. EVN – Fawcett 21 (Himelson, Strandberg, 10:45)

3^rd Period:  5. FW – Friedmann 2 (Barczuk, 13:30); 6. FW – Montgomery 6 (PP, Szydlowski, Denis, 17:45); 7. FW – K.Thomas 15 (Crunk, 18:56); 8. FW – Schaafsma 24 (Crowder, 19:45)

Overtime: 9. EVN – Zay 9 (Strandberg, 3:56)

FORT WAYNE, IN – The Evansville IceMen saw a 4-0 lead disappear in the final 6:30 of the third period, but Matthew Zay scored an overtime goal to redeem the IceMen Sunday in a 5-4 win over the Fort Wayne Komets.

The IceMen scored early in the first period, when Casey Thrush deflected a shot into the net off of a faceoff win 3:18 into the game. Alex Wideman gave Evansville a 2-0 lead 53 seconds later when his shot fooled Komets goaltender Spencer Martin and trickled into the net. IceMen goalie Christoffer Bengtsberg stopped all seven shots in the frame.

Andrew Harrison beat Martin with a backhander 35 seconds into the second period to make it 3-0. It was Harrison’s third goal in as many games this weekend. Then Tyson Fawcett added his team-leading 21^st goal of the season from the slot at 10:45, which chased Martin from the net for backup Pat Nagle. The IceMen carried the 4-0 lead into the second intermission, as Bengtsberg stopped 20 shots through two periods.

Fort Wayne posted an ECHL season-high 30 shots in the third period and put together a miracle comeback in the final 6:30 of play to force overtime, including three with their goalie pulled for an extra attacker. First, David Friedmann spoiled Bengtsberg’s shutout with a wraparound goal. Then, Brock Montgomery tipped a shot into the net on a late power play to cut the IceMen lead to 4-2.

Kyle Thomas scored from low in the slot out of a goal-mouth scramble with 1:04 left to cut the Komets’ deficit to one. Then Fort Wayne captain Jamie Schaafsma completed the comeback with 15 seconds left in regulation to force overtime.

Both goalies stopped breakaways in the extra period, and Evansville failed to covert on a power play, but the IceMen got redemption when Zay buried the winning goal with 1:04 left in overtime. Bengtsberg stopped a career-high 48 shots for his tenth win of the season.

The IceMen finish the season next week with three games in Texas on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday against the Allen Americans at 7:05pm each night. The games will be broadcast at www.evansvilleicemen.com and ECHL.TV.

REMAINING GAMES

Wed. 4/6 – Evansville at Allen (7:05pm) – Allen Events Center (Allen, TX)

Fri. 4/8 – Evansville at Allen (7:05pm) – Allen Events Center (Allen, TX)

Sat. 4/9 – Evansville at Allen (7:05pm) – Allen Events Center (Allen, TX)                  

FINAL JERSEY AUCTION

The final chance to bid on game-worn player jerseys will be in a live auction Monday, April 11 at 6pm at Beef O’ Brady’s in Newburgh. Following the team’s final three games in Allen, Texas on April 6, 8 and 9, all of the Evansville IceMen players will sign their jerseys for the winning bidders.

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