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Gray, Craig key Aces to series-opening win over WIU

EVANSVILLE - Getting its offense rolling, the University of Evansville baseball team secured a series-opening win, 11-0, over Western Illinois in eight innings on Friday night at German American Bank Field at Charles H. Braun Stadium in Evansville.

"We've been looking for a game like this just offensively to be able to pound out 15 hits and for some guys to come alive," said Evansville head baseball coach Wes Carroll on the offensive resurgence for the Aces in the win. "It was just awesome to see Brent Widder really barrel up two baseballs with two big-time doubles and two RBI.