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Mobile, AL – The University of Evansville Softball team came up short in a 3-1 loss to Butler on Friday morning.  This is the first game for the Aces in the South Alabama Mardi Gras Invitational.  The loss drops the Aces to a 1-5 record overall.
 
Butler jumped to a two run lead in the bottom of the second.  Cassie Rupel started the scoring effort with a single to right center.  With a runner on first Riley Carter came up to the plate and belted a two run homerun to give the Bulldogs the edge early.
 
In the top of the fifth, after reaching base on a single, Abbi Fahse was on second when Mariah Ferguson came through with a double to score Fahse making the deficit 2-1.  The Bulldogs responded in the bottom of the sixth though with a one of their own when Alex Kotter hit a solo homerun to seal it for the Bulldogs.
 
The Aces are back in action tomorrow at 9:00 a.m. when they take on Lipscomb and again at 1:30 p.m. when they take on Oklahoma State.  They will wrap things up at 12:15 p.m. when they take on the host South Alabama.