EVANSVILLE, Ind. – With the opening four home games in the books, the University of Evansville softball team will continue its homestand this weekend with a 3-game series against Loyola. The weekend begins with a noon doubleheader on Saturday before Sunday's series finale is set for an 11 a.m. first pitch.
Weekend Schedule
3/23 - UE vs. Loyola - 12 p.m. -
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3/23 - UE vs. Loyola - 2 p.m. -
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3/24 - UE vs. Loyola - 11 a.m. -
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Weekend Notes
Last Week
- Evansville opened up its home slate with a series against Illinois State last weekend before welcoming UT Martin on Thursday
- The Aces dropped all four games, falling by a combined score of 44-10
- Two UE players finished the opening week of home play batting .500 with Lindsay Renneisen and Allison Daggett accomplishing the feat
- Renneisen was 5-10 with four RBI while Daggett went 3-6 and added three RBI of her own
Hitting for Power
- As a freshman, Lindsay Renneisen started all 49 games for UE and has continued to be a dependable force, making her way into the starting lineup in each game of the 2019 season
- She is second on the team with her four home runs and 13 RBI
- Renneisen has walked 12 times, increasing her on-base percentage to .349
- In the first four home contests, Renneisen led the team with a .500 batting average, earning five hits in 10 at-bats while notching four RBI, two walks and a run scored
Full Speed Ahead
- Allison Daggett is hoping to build on some recent momentum that has seen her pick up three hits in her last five at-bats entering the Loyola series
- She had a 2-RBI hit in the finale against Illinois State before adding a hit and RBI versus the Skyhawks
- For the season, she checks in batting .273 with six RBI; as a freshman, she batted .182 with one RBI in 46 games
Scouting the Opponent
- Loyola enters the series with an overall mark of 15-7 and are 0-3 in the Valley
- The Ramblers dropped three games at Missouri State last weekend
- Three Loyola players are hitting over .400, led by Allyson Ivey, who has a .438 average and a team-high five home runs and 25 RBI
- Shannon McGee and Jessica Shields hit .435 and .433, respectively
- The pitching for the Ramblers is also solid as they have a team ERA of 1.25
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