Aces to play two in Louisville
 In its first midweek action of the 2021 season, the University of Evansville softball team travels to Bellarmine for a doubleheader on Wednesday.
The Purple Aces and Knights meet up at 12 p.m. and 2 p.m. CT in Louisville.
UE is coming off of a 2-2 weekend against Green Bay. Evansville’s top offensive player in the 4-game series against Green Bay was Lindsay Renneisen. The senior batted .444 while leading the Purple Aces with two home runs, five RBI and five walks. Marah Wood garnered MVC Newcomer of the Week accolades as she batted a solid .364 in the series against the Phoenix. Wood registered four hits in 11 at-bats while hitting a home run. She walked three times while scoring twice.
Over the course of two appearances against Green Bay, Izzy Vetter finished with 17 strikeouts and a 1.42 ERA while picking up her second victory of the season. In Saturday’s opener against the Phoenix, Vetter struck out a career-high 11 batters while allowing just one hit over the complete game 7-inning shutout performance. She returned on Sunday to throw 5 2/3 frames where she gave up two runs on four hits while striking out six batters. Overall, Vetter threw 12 2/3 innings over the weekend while giving up two runs on five hits while walking just two batters.
Bellarmine stands at 2-2 on the season. The Knights picked up two wins over Western Michigan last weekend while falling to Morehead State in its other two games. Alexis Hargrove is their top batter, checking in at .571 with four hits in seven at-bats. She has scored three runs.
