ROSEMONT, Ill. – Morgan Florey racked up 10 strikeouts in four innings of work, but Purdue Fort Wayne responded with three runs in the fifth and sixth innings to earn a 3-1 win over the University of Evansville softball team on Friday morning.
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Florey tossed four innings and gave up two earned runs on three hits while fanning ten batters. Evansville notched six hits in the game. Eryn Gould went 1-for-3 with a home run while Katie McLean recorded a hit while drawing two of the Aces' three walks on the day.
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Purdue Fort Wayne scored their three runs on eight hits with Morganne Denny going 2-for-4 with an RBI in the contest.
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The Purple Aces picked up a quick 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first when Eryn Gould drilled a 1-out solo home run to left field. Evansville threatened again in the third inning when Mackenzie McFeron reached on a 1-out single, but the Mastodons got out of the jam with a pair of pickoffs.
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In the top of the fifth inning, Purdue Fort Wayne put their first two runners on base and saw both cross the plate as they took a 2-1 lead. They added an insurance run in the top of the 6
th.
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UE made another run in the seventh when McLean singled to right before Bailee Bostic notched a single of her own. With the Aces threatening, the Mastodons were able to get the final outs on a fielder's choice and a line out to clinch the win.
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Next up for the Aces is a 7 p.m. contest against DePaul.
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