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Nink’s walk-off single gives UE 5-4 win

HATTIESBURG, Miss. – For the second weekend in a row, outfielder Jenna Nink had the game-winning hit for the University of Evansville softball team, delivering a 2-out single in the 7th inning to give the Purple Aces a 5-4 win over Alcorn State in Friday's Hub City Challenge opener. Box Score (PDF) Evansville (7-4) held a 4-3 lead entering the seventh before the Braves (7-5) rallied to tie it up. In the bottom half of the frame, Nink's single brought in Jessica Fehr to clinch the win. Fehr was a perfect 3-for-3 on Friday while adding two runs, two RBI and a walk.