UE home on Wednesday to face Bellarmine
CHICAGO – Alex Barnaby hit a game-tying double in the top of the seventh for the Purple Aces, but it was Loyola’s Madison Ebeling who countered with a walk-off home run to give the Ramblers a 4-3 win on Monday afternoon.
Neither team would lead by more than a run in the contest with the University of Evansville opening the scoring with a run in the top half of the second. Haley Woolf led off with a single before scoring on a double by Hannah Hood. The lead was short-lived as Amelia Thomas led the bottom of the frame off with a triple and would tie the game on a sacrifice fly.
Evansville retook the lead in the fourth inning with Woolf crossing the plate on a Rambler error. Just as they had in the second, Loyola came right back to tie the game on a double steal. In the sixth, the Ramblers took their first lead of the game when Hannah Nalley recorded an RBI single.
Down to their final three outs, the Aces fought back just as they had on Sunday. Alexa Davis doubled to lead off, but remained on second with two outs. Freshman Alex Barnaby pinch hit and delivered a game-tying double to make it a 3-3 game. Izzy Vetter came back into the circle in the bottom of the seventh and recorded two quick outs, but Madison Ebeling delivered the walk-off home run to clinch the 4-3 win.
UE finished the game with eight hits with Haley Woolf going a perfect 3-3 with a pair of runs scored. Vetter tossed the entire 6 2/3 innings and struck out six batters.
The Aces return home on Wednesday for a doubleheader against Bellarmine. Game one begins at 2 p.m.
