EVANSVILLE, Ind. – McKenzie Johnson and Toni Galas posted two hits apiece, but Butler scored three times in the first inning before finishing with a 7-1 win over the University of Evansville softball team on Tuesday night. Box Score (PDF) Galas and Johnson combined to register four of the Purple Aces (12-17) six hits. Bailee Bostic and Allison Daggett had the other two. Johnson drove in UE's run. The Bulldogs (11-19) scored their seven runs on eight hits. Maddie Moore had two hits and scored twice.
Butler grabbed the early lead, scoring a pair of runs on a UE error before extending the lead to 3-0 in the top of the first.