EVANSVILLE, Ind. – With the Missouri Valley Conference Championship under two weeks away, the University of Evansville softball team is set to play its final home weekend of the regular season, welcoming Bradley to Cooper Stadium this weekend.
Setting the Scene
- A noon doubleheader gets things started on Saturday before the final game takes place on Sunday at 11 a.m....ESPN 3 will have the broadcast of the first two games
- Following Saturday's doubleheader, the seven seniors on the team will be recognized...that group includes Mea Adams, Allison Daggett, Halie Fain, Eryn Gould, Katie McLean, Jaime Nurrenbern and Lindsay Renneisen
Last Time Out
- Playing its first extra inning game of the season, the Purple Aces outlasted Indiana State, taking a 7-5 win in Terre Haute on Tuesday
- Katie McLean was the hero, belting a 2-run home run in the top of the tenth to score Eryn Gould, who walked for the fourth time in the game
- Gould's four walks was two shy of the all-time NCAA single game mark of six
- McLean led UE with three RBI while Jessica Fehr matched McLean's 2-hit effort
- Throwing the final five innings of relief, Izzy Vetter picked up her 11th win of the year
One of the Best
- Eryn Gould drew a career-high four walks on Tuesday at Indiana State to improve her on-base percentage to .