EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The final week of the 2026 regular season begins on Wednesday when the University of Evansville softball team travels to Indiana. Game time is set for 5 p.m. CST with B1G+ having the broadcast.
 

UE at IU
Game Info	Wednesday, April 29 | 5:00 p.m. CST | Live Stats | B1G+
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Evansville MVC Notes
- Evansville won its 12th MVC game on April 24 at UIC; it is UE's highest MVC win tally since 2016 and is the 7th time the Purple Aces have won 12+ MVC games since joining the league
- Since its first season of MVC softball in 1995, the Aces have won double digit conference games on 15 occasions including the 2026 campaign
- The highest MVC win tally for the program came in 2001 when the Aces won 19; the second-highest mark was a 16-win season in 2002
 
- Highest UE win totals in MVC:
            1) 19 wins       2001
            2) 16 wins       2002
            3) 13 wins       2003, 2004
            4) 12 wins       2007, 2016, 2026
            5) 11 wins       1995, 2000, 2008, 2013, 2017, 2021
            6) 10 wins       2010, 2024
 
- With the season entering its final two weekends, the Aces have put themselves into position to earn a top 6 finish for the first time since 2016
- Since joining the league in 1995, the program has finished in the top six on 12 occasions
- Evansville's top finishes have included 1st (2000), 2nd (2001), 4th (1995, 2002), 5th (1999, 2003, 2007, 2016), 6th (1997, 1998, 2004, 2008)
 
MVC Player of the Week
- Niki Bode was named the MVC Player of the Week on April 28 following a 4-game stretch that saw her bat .818 while posting an on-base tally of .875
- In a single game at NKU and the 3-game series at UIC, Bode went 9-for-11 while posting 7 runs, 5 walks, and 3 RBI
- The latest streak has lifted her season batting average to .407 as she looks to become just the third player in program history to finish a season batting over .400
- Bode has accumulated 17 doubles on the season and is in 4th place on the UE single-season list; she is one away from tying the third-highest mark
- Her 17 doubles rank second in the MVC while her batting average is fourth
- In 23 games since March 14, Bode is batting .444 going 32-72
 
Adding to her Numbers
- Over the last 17 games, Taylor Howe is batting .373 with 19 hits in 51 at-bats and is now batting .314 on the season
- She has scored a team-best 35 runs, which is tied for 11th in the MVC while her 11 doubles are tied for 11th in the league
- Howe went 2-2 with two walks in the game two victory at Bradley
 
Making a Run
- Alexis Tucker has thrown 11 1/3 scoreless inning over her last two starts while evening her season record at 7-7
- Tucker threw 6 1/3 innings allowing six hits at Bradley before tossing five shutout innings last weekend at UIC
- She struck out a season-high 7 batters in the win over Indiana State in just 4 1/3 innings of work