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Softball drops 3-1 decision in season opener

ROSEMONT, Ill. – Morgan Florey racked up 10 strikeouts in four innings of work, but Purdue Fort Wayne responded with three runs in the fifth and sixth innings to earn a 3-1 win over the University of Evansville softball team on Friday morning. Box Score (PDF) Florey tossed four innings and gave up two earned runs on three hits while fanning ten batters. Evansville notched six hits in the game. Eryn Gould went 1-for-3 with a home run while Katie McLean recorded a hit while drawing two of the Aces' three walks on the day.