DES MOINES, Iowa – Freshman Brooke Voss went 4-for-4 with two runs to pace the University of Evansville softball team to a 7-2 win over Drake in the weekend finale at Ron Buel Field.
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Voss accounted for four of the Purple Aces 13 hits in the contest. Alexa Davis went 3-4 with three runs and two RBI while Taylor Howe had two hits, four RBI and a run.
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Drake plated the first run of the game in the bottom of the first before Evansville countered with a 2-run second. Voss and Davis both reached on singles and would score on a 2-run double from Howe.Â
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After the Bulldogs tied it up at 2-2, UE took control with a 3-run top half of the fourth. Voss and Marah Wood recorded singles and would each score on a 2-run double to right field by Davis. Zoe Frossard added a 2-out triple that scored Davis to make it a 5-2 game.
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Taylor Howe put the finishing touches on the day with a 2-run home run in the sixth. After Davis led off with her third hit of the afternoon, Howe's long ball pushed the lead to 7-2 and that would be the final score.
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Sydney Weatherford got the job done in the circle once again. She gave up two unearned runs on six hits while walking just one batter. Weatherford struck out four Bulldogs.
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Next weekend, the Aces take to the road once again for a 3-game series at Southern Illinois.
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