EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Looking to pick up its first Missouri Valley Conference win of the season, the University of Evansville softball team travels to Valparaiso for a 3-game weekend series.  An updated schedule will see the teams play a 1 p.m. doubleheader on Friday before squaring off in a single game on Saturday at 12 p.m. with all three games set to be televised on ESPN+.
 

Evansville at Valparaiso
Game One	Friday, March 28 | 1 p.m. CT | Live Stats | ESPN+
Game Two	Friday, March 28 | 3:30 p.m. CT | Live Stats | ESPN+
Game Three	Saturday, March 29 | 12 p.m. CT | Live Stats | ESPN+
UE Softball	Softball Home Page | Twitter | Game Notes

 
Last Time Out
- A late rally saw Missouri State take a 4-3 win in Saturday's series finale to secure a series sweep over the Purple Aces
- Taylor Howe went 4-for-5 in the contest as UE opened a 3-0 lead before the Bears tied the game with a 3-run fifth inning before scoring the winning run in the 8^th
 
Finishing Strong
- In the series finale at Missouri State, Taylor Howe recorded a career-high four hits as she went 4-for-5 while adding a run
- The effort improved her season batting average to .301
- Howe is tied for 2nd in the MVC with 9 doubles, tied for 6th with 23 RBI and is tied for 10th with 18 runs scored
- On Feb. 25, Howe was named the MVC Player of the Week after batting .455 with four home runs and nine RBI
 
Hitting Streak
- Sophomore Niki Bode paces the Evansville offense with a .408 batting average, which puts her third in the MVC and enters the weekend with a 5-game hitting streak, the longest current streak on the team
- She is tied for second in the league with three sacrifice flies, 9th with an on-base percentage of 0.455 and 10th with 17 runs scored
 
Top Six
- Jess Willsey ranks in the top six in the MVC in multiple statistics
- Her rankings include 2nd in runs (24), T-3rd with 98 at-bats, T-4th in home runs (7), T-4th with 8 doubles, and T-6th with 23 RBI,