EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The Missouri Valley Conference Championship opens on Wednesday for the University of Evansville softball team with the Purple Aces facing Drake at 10 a.m. in Carbondale, Ill. ESPN+ will have the live coverage.
| 2023 MVC Championship | |
| UE vs. Drake | Wednesday, May 10 | 10:00 a.m. | Carbondale, Ill. | Live Stats | ESPN+ |
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UE at the MVC Championship
- This marks the third year in a row that the Aces will play in the opening game of the championship, which pits the 8th seed against the 9th
- UE took on Loyola in each of the last two MVC Championship openers with the Ramblers taking both games
- Evansville looks for its first win in the championship since 2013 when the 7th-seeded Aces advanced to the championship game where they fell to UNI by a score of 2-1
- The 2013 championship was the last time Evansville and Drake met at the tournament; UE won by a 2-1 final, defeating the #2 Bulldogs on their way to the final game
Last Time Out
- Scoring three runs in the first inning, Northern Iowa added six in the third to pull away for a 9-1 win on Sunday in Cedar Falls
- Zoe Frossard picked up an RBI single, scoring Alexa Davis in the top of the second
- Megan Brenton made the start with nine earned runs scoring in 2 2/3 innings
Finishing Strong
- Since March 19, Jess Willsey has batted .