Tournament Information  -  Game Notes

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Defending National Champion Oklahoma is among the teams the University of Evansville softball team will face in the Courtyard Marriott Tournament in Norman, Oklahoma.
 
The Purple Aces begin the tournament on Friday at 1 p.m. as they take on Western Kentucky.  Later in the day at 6 p.m., UE faces #9 Oklahoma before opening play on Saturday at 10:30 a.m. versus Northwestern State.  The final two games will be determined by the bracket.
 
A 2-hour trip to Nashville over the weekend was a successful one for the Purple Aces as they went 3-1 in their four games. UE opened the weekend by dealing Belmont its first loss of the season before sweeping past Tennessee State on Saturday. Morgan Florey batted .444 on the weekend while Morgan Lambert finished at .417 with a grand slam.
 
Senior first baseman Morgan Lambert batted .417 with a home run and five RBIs as the UE softball team went 3-1 on the weekend. After starting the weekend 0-2 at the plate, Lambert recorded a hit in 5 of her next 10 at-bats. Batting in the cleanup spot in Saturday's first game at Tennessee State, Lambert had the winning hit in the form of a grand slam as UE pulled away for an 8-1 win. In the finale versus the Tigers, Lambert had another strong game, going 3-5 with an RBI and run scored.
 
In 16 innings of work, Aces sophomore Morgan Florey had another great week in the circle, going a perfect 2-0 while also recording her first save of the season. She battled adversity in game one against undefeated Belmont, giving up two runs in the second inning, but from that point on, she held the Bruins off the board as the Aces tied it up in the sixth and took the lead in the seventh. She struck out three batters. Another complete game effort saw Florey win her second game of the weekend at Tennessee State on Saturday. In seven innings, she gave up one run on three hits while fanning 8 batters. She also played a pivotal role in game two of the sweep, tossing the final two innings, allowing just one hit as she notched her first save of the season.
 
Great base-running in four games over the weekend made all of the difference in the world for the Purple Aces as they went a perfect 16-16 in stolen bases. Pacing that crew were Tess Hupe, Ashlee Kawall and Michal Luckett, who were each a perfect 4-4 on the base paths. For the season, the Aces are 24-of-25 in that category.
 

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