EVANSVILLE, Ind. – This weekend, another MVC home series is on tap for the University of Evansville softball team, who welcomes Valparaiso to Cooper Stadium. A noon doubleheader commences the series on Saturday before an 11 a.m. contest on Sunday.
Last Time Out
- Katie McLean and Hannah Hood recorded three RBI apiece on Wednesday evening to lead the Purple Aces to a 9-5 win over SIU Edwardsville
- Neither team recorded a hit in the opening three frames, but each team scored four times in the fourth...the Cougars took a 4-0 lead before a 2-RBI hit by McLean knotted the game
- SIUE added a single run in the fifth before the Aces countered with five as Hood had what would become the game-winning hit
Starting Strong
- Evansville has had a nice start to the 2021 campaign, going 14-7 through its first 21 games while picking up two wins over Loyola to clinch the opening MVC series
- It is the best start for the program since 2008 when the Aces had an identical 14-7 mark
Player of the Week
- Reaching base 83.