LOUISVILLE, Ky. – A 5-run second inning was the difference for the University of Evansville softball team on Friday evening with the Purple Aces holding off Oakland for a 7-4 win in the Red & Black Challenge. Box Score (PDF) Oakland (7-8) tagged Evansville (9-9) with a pair of runs in the top of the first. The Aces cut the deficit in half over the ensuing half inning before bringing five runs home in the second. From there, Evansville cruised to its 9th win of the season.
Facing the early 0-2 deficit, Evansville got one of the runs right back in the bottom half of the first with Jessica Fehr reaching on a leadoff single.