Three-game series set for Saturday and Sunday
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EVANSVILLE, Ind. – This weekend, the University of Evansville softball team makes the trek to Peoria, Ill. for a 3-game series against Bradley. Play opens on Saturday with a 12 p.m. doubleheader before Sunday’s finale begins at noon; all three games will be carried on ESPN3.
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Last Time Out
– It was a tale of two games on Wednesday in a doubleheader at Indiana State
– After dropping the opener by a 16-3 final, the Aces rebounded with a 3-2 win in the second contest
– Alexa Davis hit the game-winning home run in the sixth inning to help the Aces earn the split against the Sycamores
– Sydney Weatherford recorded her sixth victory of the season, allowing two runs, one earned, on eight hits
– She tossed her sixth complete game in her last eight starts
Game-Winner
– Alexa Davis provided one of the biggest hits of the season on Wednesday at Indiana State, connecting on a 2-run home run in the 5th inning of the 3-2 win
– Davis completed the doubleheader against the Sycamores with four hits in seven at-bats
– In the series finale against UNI, she was 2-3 with two doubles, two runs scored along with a walk and steal to help the Aces take a 6-3 win
– Her season average checks in at .275
Back On Track
– Saturday’s series finale against Missouri State saw Jessica Fehr snap out of an 0-for-15 drought by going a perfect 3-for-3 and she added a hit in each game at Indiana State
– Fehr continues to lead the Aces with a .311 batting average and 25 runs scored
– She has recorded a hit in 19 of the last 28 games
– The senior is fifth in the MVC with 21 walks
Another W
– Sydney Weatherford helped the Purple Aces end their recent skid with her sixth complete game in her last eight starts on Wednesday at Indiana State
– She gave up two runs, just one earned, on eight hits in the winning effort on the way to win #6 of the season
– The effort against the Sycamores lowered her season ERA to 2.93, which is 7th in the MVC
