EVANSVILLE, Ind. – In its third and final meeting of the 2023 season, the University of Evansville softball team welcomes Indiana State to Tri-State Orthopaedics Field at James and Dorothy Cooper Stadium on Tuesday at 5 p.m. ESPN+ will have the live broadcast.
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| Game Info | Tuesday, April 25 | 5 p.m. CT | Live Stats | ESPN+ |
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Last Time Out
- UIC completed the weekend sweep over the Purple Aces with a 7-6 win in nine innings on Sunday afternoon
- In a back-and-forth contest, the Flames took the early 3-0 lead before UE responded with three in the top of the fourth
- Jenna Nink hit a 2-run home run in the top of the 7th to give the Aces their first lead of the day but UIC countered with two in the bottom of the frame to tie it back up
- Evansville stranded the bases loaded in the 8th but scored the go-ahead run in the 9th, however, the Flames took advantage of two UE errors to pick up the 7-6 win
Third Meeting
- Two contests have been played between the squads in Terre Haute with the Sycamores picking up a 3-2 win on April 4 before the Purple Aces earned a 2-0 shut out on April 11
- Game one in Terre Haute saw the squads fight to a 1-1 tie through seven innings before Jess Willsey gave the Aces a 2-1 edge with a solo shot in the top of the 9th; in the bottom half of the frame, a 2-run homer gave ISU the 3-2 walk-off win
- The second meeting was another low scoring contest with the game being scoreless after five
- Alexa Davis hit a 2-run double in the of the 6th that would prove to be the game winner as Mikayla Jolly and Erin Kleffman combined for the 5-hit shutout
Back on Track
- Following the completion of the series at Murray State, Jess Willsey was hitless in nine trips to the plate while her season average dropped to .