Bears shut down Aces to take finale

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Scoring one run in the third and two more in the fifth, Missouri State finished up its series against the University of Evansville softball team with a 3-0 win on Sunday afternoon. Box Score The Bears accumulated five hits with three coming from Tess Weakly. Four Purple Aces registered hits in the game. Mikayla Jolly made the start and went 2 2/3 innings and allowed one run on three hits. Sydney Weatherford threw the final 3 1/3 frames with two runs scoring, one of which was earned. Mackenzie Chacon picked up the win for MSU, scattering four hits in seven innings.

Evansville made a threat in the top of the first with Taylor Howe reaching on a walk before Alexa Davis got on…