Thursday, March 21
Evansville, Ind.
3 p.m.
UT Martin
at
Evansville
UT MARTIN SOFTBALL HITS THE ROAD FOR MIDWEEK MATCHUP AT EVANSVILLE
3/19/2019 11:10:00 AM | Softball
The University of Tennessee at Martin softball team will look to continue its hot play as of late with a midweek matchup at regional rival and Missouri Valley Conference foe Evansville on Thursday, March 21. First pitch is scheduled for 3 p.m.
The Skyhawks (17-10) enter the matchup having completed the tournament portion of the season schedule with a strong showing at the Skyhawk Hampton Inn Classic. UT Martin would sweep the five-game home tournament by simply outmatching its opponents in every phase of the game. The team posted a .344 batting average while scoring 29 runs over the five game series offensively. On the pitching side, the Skyhawks would allow just 11 earned runs over 35 innings of work.
UT Martin had four players hit .400 or better for the weekend. Chelsey Gore (.500), Aalia Bivens (.500), Alli Fulcher (.438) and Haylee Short (.429) tallied impressive weekends. Meanwhile the Skyhawks packed their power bats, hitting nine home runs over the five-game span including five combined from Gracyn McBride and Fulcher.
Freshman Lexi Ray (6-4, 3.27 ERA) leads the Skyhawk pitching staff with six wins on the season in a team-high 51.1 innings of work. The Skyhawks also boast starters Hannah Ridolfi (4-3, 3.94 ERA), Caitlin Karo (4-2, 2.84 ERA) and Erin Gallagher (3-1, 2.02 ERA).
Evansville (10-14) enters the matchup looking to snap a four-game after dropping a league series against Illinois State over the weekend. The Purple Aces would struggle in the series by being outscored 35-9 over the three games. Katie McLean leads the team with a .358 batting average while Eryn Gould paces the squad with six doubles, six home runs and 17 RBIs. Meanwhile, Evansville will probably turn to the starting duo of Emily Lockhart (5-7, 4.29 ERA) and Izzy Vetter (4-2, 3.88 ERA) out of the circle.
UT Martin narrowly leads the all-time series 16-14 while winning the last three matchups. Overall, the Skyhawks are 4-10 against the Purple Aces in Evansville.
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The Skyhawks (17-10) enter the matchup having completed the tournament portion of the season schedule with a strong showing at the Skyhawk Hampton Inn Classic. UT Martin would sweep the five-game home tournament by simply outmatching its opponents in every phase of the game. The team posted a .344 batting average while scoring 29 runs over the five game series offensively. On the pitching side, the Skyhawks would allow just 11 earned runs over 35 innings of work.
UT Martin had four players hit .400 or better for the weekend. Chelsey Gore (.500), Aalia Bivens (.500), Alli Fulcher (.438) and Haylee Short (.429) tallied impressive weekends. Meanwhile the Skyhawks packed their power bats, hitting nine home runs over the five-game span including five combined from Gracyn McBride and Fulcher.
Freshman Lexi Ray (6-4, 3.27 ERA) leads the Skyhawk pitching staff with six wins on the season in a team-high 51.1 innings of work. The Skyhawks also boast starters Hannah Ridolfi (4-3, 3.94 ERA), Caitlin Karo (4-2, 2.84 ERA) and Erin Gallagher (3-1, 2.02 ERA).
Evansville (10-14) enters the matchup looking to snap a four-game after dropping a league series against Illinois State over the weekend. The Purple Aces would struggle in the series by being outscored 35-9 over the three games. Katie McLean leads the team with a .358 batting average while Eryn Gould paces the squad with six doubles, six home runs and 17 RBIs. Meanwhile, Evansville will probably turn to the starting duo of Emily Lockhart (5-7, 4.29 ERA) and Izzy Vetter (4-2, 3.88 ERA) out of the circle.
UT Martin narrowly leads the all-time series 16-14 while winning the last three matchups. Overall, the Skyhawks are 4-10 against the Purple Aces in Evansville.
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