EVANSVILLE, Ind. – For the first time this season, the University of Evansville softball team will be at Tri-State Orthopaedics Field at Cooper Stadium. The Purple Aces welcome Illinois State this weekend for a Friday doubleheader before a single game on Saturday.
 

Evansville vs. Illinois State
Game One	Friday, March 6 | 2:30 p.m. CST | Live Stats | ESPN+
Game Two	Friday, March 6 | 5:00 p.m. CST | Live Stats
Game Three	Saturday, March 7 | 2:00 p.m. CST | Live Stats
UE Softball	Softball Home Page | Twitter

 
Last weekend, UE dropped three games at North Alabama to fall to 6-10 on the season. Brooke Voss batted .500 with two home runs and three RBI in Evansville's 3-game series at North Alabama. Voss went 4-for-8 on the weekend while scoring two runs.  Voss leads the offense with a .354 batting average. She has two home runs and 14 RBI.
 
Jess Willsey is batting .320 while Taylor Howe checks in at .296. Howe leads the team with 17 runs scored. She batted .375 in last weekend's series against the Lions. Maliyah Wilkins holds the team lead with three home runs and 15 RBI.
 
Niki Bode is coming off a solid series at UNA. She registered three hits in six at-bats with two of those hits being doubles. She added a run, RBI, and walk in the series.
 
Illinois State enters the Missouri Valley Conference opener with a record of 10-6. The Redbirds went 4-1 at last weekend's Make It Happen Games in Maderia Beach, Fla. They defeated Bowling Green, Albany, Siena, and UMass.