EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Two more wins were added to the season tally on Friday with the University of Evansville softball team opening the day with a 3-2 win over Purdue Fort Wayne before overcoming a 9-run deficit to defeat the University of St. Thomas by a 12-9 final in the evening.

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Game One Box Score - Game Two Box Score

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Game One – UE 3, PFW 2
 
Hannah Hood hit a 2-run single in the bottom of the sixth to lift the Purple Aces to a 3-2 win over Purdue Fort Wayne. 
 
Taylor Howe doubled to left to open the third inning and moved to third on a passed ball.  With two outs, she stole home to open the scoring.  Her heads-up baserunning kept the defense off guard to give UE the lead.  Purdue Fort Wayne countered with a pair of runs in the top of the fourth.
 
With her team trailing by a 2-1 score in the bottom of the sixth, Hannah Hood put her team back in front.  Marah Wood belted a 1-out double before Alexa Davis reached on a walk.  With the duo at second and third, Hood delivered a single to left center to put the Aces on top, 3-2. 
 
Megan Brenton entered the game in the top of the 7^th and retired the Mastodons to earn the save while finishing off the 3-2 win.  Mikayla Jolly allowed two unearned runs on one hit in six frames on the way to her third win of the season.
 
Game Two – UE 12, St .Thomas 9
 
After trailing St. Thomas by a 9-0 score after the first inning, the Purple Aces scored 12 unanswered runs to wrap up the day with a 12-9 victory. 
 
St. Thomas opened the game with a 9-run top of the first.  Despite the large deficit, UE worked its way back into the fold.  The offense got on the board with three runs in the bottom of the second.  Callie Meinel recorded the first RBI of her career while Zoe Frossard added a 2-RBI double.
 
Another run crossed the plate in the fourth on a Taylor Howe RBI knock before UE made it a 9-7 game in the fifth.  A groundout by Hannah Hood scored Marah Wood and Lacey Smith followed with an RBI triple.  Jenna Nink doubled to left center to cut the deficit to just a pair heading into the sixth.
 
Evansville completed the comeback in the sixth.  The offense drew four consecutive bases-loaded walks to take its first lead of the game.  Hood, Smith, Nink and Meinel picked up the walks to make it an 11-9 game.  Howe was later hit by a pitch to bring in the 12^th run. 
 
Megan Brenton earned her second save of the day with a scoreless 7^th inning to cap off the win.  Elle Jarrett tossed two scoreless innings on the way to her first collegiate win.  Paige McAllister went 3 2/3 innings of relief and gave up two unearned runs.  Evansville finished the night with 14 hits.  Howe and Wood recorded three apiece.  Hood and Smith each scored three times.  On Saturday, UE faces Bowling Green at 12:30 p.m. before taking on Purdue Fort Wayne at 3 p.m.