EVANSVILLE, Ind. – For the first time since 2017, the Purple Aces softball team has earned two Missouri Valley Conference sweeps and have a 6-1 stretch as they head to Des Moines, Iowa to complete the regular season against Drake. The regular season weekend finale begins on Friday with a 2 p.m. doubleheader before a noon game on Saturday.
Weekend Schedule
5/3 - UE at Drake - 2 p.m. -
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5/3 - UE at Drake - 4 p.m. -
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5/4 - UE at Drake - 12 p.m. -
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Weekend Notes
Last Week
- UE earned its second MVC sweep in as many weekends, taking three games against Valparaiso in the final home contests of the season
- In Saturday's opener, the offense erupted for nine runs as Eryn Gould and McKenzie Johnson belted home runs in a 9-1 win
- Johnson went deep once again in game two, leading the Aces to a 6-2 win while Sunday's finale saw Jessica Fehr hit the game-winning 2-RBI single in the bottom of the sixth in a 4-3 triumph
- Gould batted .500 in the series, but reached base 69.2% of the time as she added four walks and was hit by a pitch in the series against the Crusaders
- Haley Woolf also finished at .500, recording five hits in 10 at-bats
- Emily Lockhart and Izzy Vetter combined to finish the three games with a 2.10 ERA; Vetter struck out a career-high 10 batters in Saturday's win
Senior Class
- Prior to Saturday's opener against Valpo, the Aces honored seven seniors for their contributions to the program
- The class included: Olivia Cheatham, Kristin Koepke, McKenzie Johnson, Bailee Bostic, Ashleigh Downing, Emily Lockhart and Danielle Cassidy
Player of the Week
- For the second time in her career, sophomore Eryn Gould earned MVC Player of the Week accolades on April 22; she followed that up with excellent numbers against Indiana State and Valparaiso
- It was another strong week of action for Gould, who hit .500 while slugging .800 in four games versus ISU and Valpo; she drew five walks and was hit by two pitches on her way to a .706 on-base percentage
- Over the previous 11 games, Gould is batting .500 (15-of-30) while raising her average from .247 to .309; she has added four home runs, 14 RBI, 10 runs and 11 walks in that span
Hitting for average
- Over her last six games, freshman Haley Woolf has recorded 10 hits in 23 at-bats while upping her average from .220 to .257; seven of her 18 RBI on the season have also come in the previous six outings
- Woolf finished the Valpo series batting .500 with five hits in 10 at-bats while walking twice
Saving her best for last
- McKenzie Johnson had her best weekend of the season in the Valparaiso series, the final three home games of her career
- Johnson batted .429 with a pair of home runs, four RBI and two runs
- They were her first two homers of the season and accounted for 40% of her RBIs in 2019
Scouting the Opponent
- Drake stands at 37-14 overall and 21-2 in Valley play and have already clinched the regular season conference crown
- The Bulldogs are led by Nicole Newman, who is one of the top pitchers in the country; she has a 1.20 ERA with 334 strikeouts in 179 1/3 innings in 2019
- Offensively, Mandi Roemmich is batting .383 while Macy Johnson checks in at .356
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