University of Evansville head softball coach Mat Mundell is ready to begin his second season at the helm of the Purple Aces as the squad will open the season on Friday at the Trojan Invite.
Evansville opens up the tournament with a pair of games on Friday, two more on Saturday before one contest on Sunday. The Aces first game at the event will be on Friday morning at 11 a.m. versus Eastern Michigan.
Each game in the tournament will feature live stats and live video. Click on the tournament link at the top of the page for links to stats and video for each game.
Here is the full schedule for UE’s opening weekend:
2/12 – vs. Eastern Michigan – 11 a.m.
2/12 – vs. Alabama State – 2 p.m.
2/13 – vs. Alabama State – 9:30 a.m.
2/13 – at Troy – 2:30 p.m.
2/14 – vs. Eastern Michigan – 9:30 a.m.
Leading the way into the 2016 campaign is Danielle Freeman, who earned a spot on the All-MVC Preseason Team. A Second Team All-MVC player a season ago, Freeman led the Aces with a .339 batting average and sat atop the conference, slugging .723. Playing in just 35 out of 55 games due to her commitments to the UE swim team, Freeman recorded 13 home runs, finishing third in the conference.
Also earning conference accolades last season was Morgan Lambert. In her redshirt freshman season, Lambert garnered MVC All-Defensive Team honors as she played in 51 games while making 46 starts primarily at first base. She finished the season with a .980 fielding percentage and made just five errors over the course of the season.
Michal Luckett and Chandra Parr are also two of the top returning offensive forces for UE. Luckett was second on the team with a .311 average in 2015. She finished in a tie for third on the Aces with 21 runs scored. Parr batted .297 while finishing second on the squad with nine home runs and third with 23 runs batted in.
