CARBONDALE, Ill. - A slow start both on the hill and at the plate put the University of Evansville in an early hole they could never could quite dig themselves out of, as the Aces fell 8-6 at Itchy Jones Stadium Friday night.
UE sent out their ace, junior starting pitcher Adam Lukas (5-4) to face the Salukis, and the hard-throwing right-hander got tagged for six runs on five hits in 2 1/3 innings of work, his shortest outing of the season. Senior left-hander Alex Weigand would come out of the bullpen to put out the fire.