GREENVILLE, S.C. – Callie Meinel and Morgan Adams hit two home runs apiece to lead the University of Evansville softball team to a 13-5 win over Stonehill in Friday's season opener.
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Meinel went 2-4 with four RBI and two runs while Adams finished the day going 2-5 with three RBI and a pair of runs scored. Brooke Voss also hit a homer in the Paladin Invitational opener. She was 2-4 with two RBI and a game high three runs.
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A quick start saw the Purple Aces jump out to a 2-0 lead in the top half of the first. With one out, Eliza Piggott hit an RBI triple to right field to score Brooke Voss. Jess Willsey added a 2-out RBI double that plated Piggott.
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Stonehill got on the board with a run in the bottom of the second before UE scored four times in the top of the third. Willsey reached base on a 1-out walk while Adams followed with a 2-run home run. Taylor Howe followed with a single before Meinel belted her first long ball of the game to extend the lead to 6-1.
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The Skyhawks struck again with three runs in the bottom of the third as they chased UE starting pitcher Sydney Weatherford. In the bottom of the fourth, they added a single run to make it a one-run game. Evansville bounced back in the top of the fifth as Adams' leadoff homer pushed the lead back to two runs.Â
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One inning later, it was Voss turn as her 2-run homer made it a 9-5 game. Zoe Frossard scored on the play after reaching on a leadoff single. UE put the finishing touches on the game, scoring four times in the top of the 7
th. Meinel followed Howe''s leadoff single with her second 2-run shot of the day. Willsey added an RBI single while Voss scored the final run of the game on a wild pitch.
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Weatherford worked 2 2/3 innings allowing four runs on four hits while walking four batters. Gracie Hollingsworth tossed 3 1/3 frames of relief. She allowed one run on three hits and was credited with the win. Kate Ridgway threw a scoreless bottom of the 7
th.
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On Saturday, UE faces UT Martin at 11 a.m. CT before taking on Tennessee Tech at 1:30 p.m. CT.
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