Aces and Flames play Friday through Sunday
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Another 3-game home series is on the slate this weekend as the University of Evansville softball team welcomes UIC to Tri-State Orthopaedics Field at Cooper Stadium for a 3-game series running Friday through Sunday. ESPN+ will have the live coverage of the final two games of the weekend.
Last Time Out
– Strong pitching by Belmont led them to a 3-game series sweep last weekend in Nashville; the Bruins allowed just two runs by the Purple Aces in the three games
– Sunday’s finale saw the Aces fall by a 2-1 final as Sydney Weatherford kept her team in it, allowing two earned runs in five frames
– Jess Willsey, who hit .444 over the weekend, had a solo home run in the final game
Providing the Offense
– Batting a team-high .444 in the Belmont series, Jess Willsey has upped her season average to .302, which is second on the team
– Willsey registered four hits in nine at-bats versus the Bruins and takes a 7-game hit streak into the weekend
– She is tied for 6th in the MVC with seven doubles and a total of 29 hits; her 96 at-bats ranks third in the conference
Solid Performances
– Brooke Voss finished the Belmont series batting .333 with three hits in nine at-bats
– Over the last 11 games, Voss has batted .344 with 11 hits in 32 at-bats; those efforts have seen her season average rise from .146 to .237
– Voss has 10 runs and six RBI during that span and has picked up a hit in 8 of the last 11 games
Making Strides
– Mid-March saw Hannah Hood posted just two hits in 16 at-bats between the 12th and 19th, but she looks to get back on track following the road trip to Belmont
– Against the Bruins, Hood registered a pair of hits in eight at-bats and has upped her average for the season to .257
– Her 15 runs is tied for third on the team while her 14 walks is second
Solid in the Circle
– Over her last four pitching appearances, Sydney Weatherford has allowed just three earned runs in 23 frames, translating to an ERA of 0.91
– In that time, Weatherford has seven strikeouts while walking just two batters
– Her MVC earned run average is 1.56 while her season ERA is just 2.43
– Weatherford was at her best in the series against Valparaiso as she allowed one unearned run in 12 innings of work on her way to a pair of victories
