Three Aces earn All-MVC recognition
Gould, Fehr and Hood honored by the league Aces softball (Source: WFIE) By Bethany Miller | May 12, 2021 at 2:23 PM CDT - Updated May 12 at 2:23 PM
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) -Three University of Evansville softball players earned All-Missouri Conference recognition on Wednesday morning as the league prepares to open the 2021 championship at Cooper Stadium.
Senior Eryn Gould was named to the First Team while Jessica Fehr earned a spot on the Second Team. Sophomore Hannah Hood was recognized as a member of the All-Defensive squad.
Gould earned First Team accolades for the third time in her career. She continues to have one of the best offensive seasons in program history and is on pace to break the single season batting and on-base percentages. Her .562 on-base total is 15th in the nation while her .417 average is on pace for the top Aces total and just the second player to bat ,400 over the course of a season.
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.
McLeanâs home run helps UE earn 7-5 win in 10 innings
Aces clinch series against Sycamores
McLeanâs home run helps UE earn 7-5 win in 10 innings By Bethany Miller | April 27, 2021 at 10:45 PM CDT - Updated April 27 at 10:45 PM
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WFIE) -An exciting back-and-forth contest saw the University of Evansville come out on the winning end of a 7-5 contest against Indiana State on Tuesday afternoon.
Senior Katie McLean was the hero, belting a 2-run homer in the 10th inning to help UE (20-19, 8-12 MVC) clinch the season series against Indiana State (17-23, 10-11 MVC) after the teams split last weekâs doubleheader at Cooper Stadium. McLean was 2-5 on the day with three RBI while Jessica Fehr also had two hits. Eryn Gould garnered four walks and scored twice.
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.