Aces softball completes opening weekend with 5-0 mark

MONROE, La. – Sydney Weatherford went 2-4 with five RBI on Sunday to help the University of Evansville softball team finish the Best on the Bayou Classic with a perfect 5-0 record with an 11-3 victory over SIU Edwardsville.

After the Cougars scored once in the first and twice in the fourth to take a 3-0 lead, the Purple Aces stormed back with five in the fourth and six in the fifth to cement the win.

With her team trailing in the fourth, Alexa Davis got Evansville on the board with a 2-RBI single. Her hit scored Alyssa Barela and Hannah Hood. Later in the frame, it was Weatherford picking up UE's second 2-RBI knock, plating Davis and Jenna Nink. Mackenzie McFeron scored the final run of the…