UE Faces Salukis In Weekend Series
 Another road trip is on tap for the University of Evansville softball team as they travel to Carbondale, Illinois to take on Southern Illinois
– The 3-game set begins with a 7 p.m. game on Friday before wrapping up on Saturday with a noon doubleheader
Last Week
– UE traveled to Cedar Falls to face UNI last weekend, dropping two games in the series
– UNI picked up an 11-6 win in the opening tilt before finishing with a 5-inning 8-0 win to wrap up Sunday’s doubleheader
– The offense for the Aces hit two home runs in the opening contest with Bailee Bostic recording the first grand slam of her career while Lindsay Renneisen added a 2-run home
Who’s the Boss?
– Bailee Bostic hit a grand slam on Sunday at UNI and pushed her season RBI tally to 13
– Entering her senior season, she had a total of 18 RBI in her three seasons with her top single-season total of seven coming in 2017
– Her tally is third on the team behind Eryn Gould and Lindsay Renneisen, who have 17 RBI apiece
– Bostic has made the start in all 31 games with 20 of them coming as UE’s primary catcher
– Her first career multi-hit games came this season against Green Bay and Saint Louis
Stepping Up
– Sophomore Toni Galas continue to quietly have a nice year at the plate for the Purple Aces
– Over the last week, Galas notched four hits in six at-bats to push her season average to .344; she has reached base in six consecutive games and has reached in 43.2% of her trips to the plate.
– Galas has appeared in 26 games while making 11 starts
– Galas is a perfect 8-for-8 in stolen base tries and has crossed the plate six times
– She has a strong on-base percentage of .432
Cranking It Up
– Senior McKenzie Johnson is gaining confidence as the MVC slate continues for Evansville
– After starting the season with three hits in her first 30 at-bats, Johnson has notched a hit in four of her last nine trips to the plate
– On March 24, she had the game-clinching hit against Loyola before picking up two hits including an RBI double against Butler.
