Gould sets UE records as Aces complete season
Softball drops championship opener to Ramblers
Gould sets UE records as Aces complete season By Bethany Miller | May 12, 2021 at 5:32 PM CDT - Updated May 12 at 11:10 PM
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - In the opening contest of the 2021 Missouri Valley Conference Championship, the University of Evansville softball team fell to Loyola by a 3-1 final at Cooper Stadium.
UE (23-22) senior Eryn Gould went 1-2 in the contest with two walks. Those walks helped her secure a new program record with 98 in her career. That passed Nicole Farris’ total of 97, which was set in 1997. She also officially set the program records for single season batting (.418) and on-base percentage (.566). Gould is just the second Evansville player to bat .400 in a season.
UE completes weekend sweep following Vetterâs no-hitter performance
UE completes weekend sweep following Vetterâs no-hitter performance By Aaron Hancock | May 2, 2021 at 6:45 PM CDT - Updated May 2 at 6:45 PM
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - For the first time in her University of Evansville career, Izzy Vetter threw a no-hitter to spearhead a dominant 11-1 victory over Bradley to clinch the weekend sweep on Sunday at Cooper Stadium.
Vetter had a masterful effort for the Purple Aces (23-19, 11-12 MVC), striking out five Braves (17-20, 10-14 MVC) batters while allowing one run and two walks. UEâs offense erupted for 11 runs in the 5-inning win, led by Alyssa Barela, who hit a 3-run home run. Eryn Gould registered her 11th long ball of the season to lead off the game. Jessica Fehr had another multi-hit day, going 2-3 with a pair of RBI. Hannah Hood also had two runs batted in.
UE softball rallies late, comes up short at Drake Aces softball (Source: WFIE) By Aaron Hancock | April 18, 2021 at 9:38 PM CDT - Updated April 19 at 12:24 AM
DES MOINES, IA. (WFIE) - Trailing by a 5-2 margin entering the 7th inning, the University of Evansville softball team staged a furious rally, but came up just short with Drake taking a 5-4 victory on Sunday afternoon at Ron Buel Field.
Leading the Purple Aces (18-16, 6-9 MVC) was the trio of Eryn Gould, Katie McLean and Alyssa Barela, who posted two hits apiece. Gould reached base three times with two hits and a walk. Haley Woolf recorded her second home run of the season in the contest. Izzy Vetter gave up two runs on two hits in three frames while Erin Kleffman tossed the final three innings. Emily Valtman was the top performer for the Bulldogs (11-25, 5-10 MVC), going 2-3 with four RBI. Nicole Timmons picked up the win in the circle, allowing four runs on four hits in her six innings.
UE softball earns split with tough So. Illinois squad
Aces stay on road next weekend Aces softball (Source: WFIE) By Aaron Hancock | April 11, 2021 at 9:56 PM CDT - Updated April 12 at 12:43 AM
CARBONDALE, Ill. (WFIE) - Marah Wood hit a 3-run blast while Izzy Vetter picked up her 10th victory of the season to help the University of Evansville softball team split Sunday’s doubleheader against Southern Illinois at Charlotte West Stadium.
UE (18-13, 6-6 MVC) opened the day with an 8-2 win before the Salukis (28-7, 10-4 MVC) held on for a 4-1 decision in the second contest.
GAME 1
The offense erupted for eight runs in Sunday’s opener, which was highlighted by a 3-run home run from Marah Wood. UE wasted little time in jumping out front, plating two runs in each of the first two innings. Eryn Gould and Wood each posted 1-out hits to bring Alyssa Barela to the plate. Her successful squeeze scored Gould for the opening run of the game. Haley Woolf added an RBI single to mak