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2021 Fall Softball Huddle

Hub City Challenge up next for Aces softball

2/24/2022 3:34:00 PM

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Week three of the season will see the University of Evansville softball team travel to Hattiesburg, Mississippi for the Hub City Challenge.  A revised schedule will see the Purple Aces take on Alcorn State in its first two games before taking on Southern Mississippi in the final two contests.  CUSA.TV will have a live stream of all games this weekend with live stats also being available.
 
Evansville at Hub City Challenge
Game One UE vs. Alcorn State | Friday, Feb. 25 | 11:00 a.m. | Live Stats | CUSA.TV
Game Two UE vs. Alcorn State | Saturday, Feb. 26 | 11:00 a.m. | Live Stats | CUSA.TV
Game Three UE at Southern Miss | Saturday, Feb. 26 | 2:00 p.m. | Live Stats | CUSA.TV
Game Four UE at Southern Miss | Sunday, Feb. 27 | 12:00 p.m. | Live Stats | CUSA.TV
UE Softball Softball Home Page | Twitter | Game Notes
 
Last Time Out
- Three games against top 10 opponents highlighted Evansville's trip to the Easton Bama Bash last weekend
- UE took on #2 Alabama on Friday before facing #8 Virginia Tech in a single game on Saturday and Sunday; the Aces hung tough against the competition throughout the entire weekend
- Jessica Fehr led the team with a .467 average on the trip - she recorded seven hits in 15 at-bats while walking three times
- Alexa Davis hit .286 with four hits and two triples - she scored the winning run versus Middle Tennessee State after hitting a 2-out triple in the 9th
- Jenna Nink had the game-winning hit on Saturday against MTSU, bringing in Davis
 
Week Two Rebound
- Jessica Fehr led the Aces with a .467 average in the Easton Bama Bash, registering seven hits, two doubles, three walks and a pair of RBI
- Her on-base tally of .556 was also the team-high in Tuscaloosa
- Last spring, Fehr recorded a hit in 15 of the final 19 games on her way to a final season average of .318, which was second on the team
- She added 18 runs, 18 RBI and three home runs and was named to the All-MVC Second Team
- Fehr completed the season with 22 hits in her final 59 at-bats
 
Clutch Performances
- After picking up two game-winning hits in the opening weekend, Alexa Davis scored the game-winning run on Feb. 19 versus MTSU
- Hitting a 2-out triple in the 9th, Davis scored on a hit by Jenna Nink
- Davis batted .750 in the opening weekend of play and currently has a .455 average
- Davis broke a scoreless tie against Morehead State on Feb. 11, hitting an RBI double in the 9th inning of a 4-0 win before coming through a day later against Southern
- With the score tied at 8-8 in the bottom of the 7th, Davis hit a walk-off single
- Davis has scored six times while picking up five RBI
 
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