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Softball welcomes Indiana State in pivotal midweek contest

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Missouri Valley Conference seeding and a series victory is on the line on Wednesday when the University of Evansville softball team welcomes Indiana State to Cooper Stadium for a 5 p.m. game. The teams split a doubleheader last Wednesday in Terre Haute and both have an 8-12 league mark entering the game, which will be carried on ESPN+.

Last Time Out
- Things turned around quickly over the course of the weekend for the Purple Aces in their series at Bradley; after dropping the opener by a 10-1 final, UE stormed back to split Saturday's doubleheader with a 7-3 win before taking a 6-3 decision on Sunday to clinch the series
- Sydney Weatherford recorded both wins in the circle, allowing three earned runs in 14 innings of work
- Alexa Davis paced the offense in the two wins over the Braves, accumulating three RBI in each contest

Three in a Row
- Freshman Sydney Weatherford was a perfect 3-for-3 in the circle last week, earning three conference wins
- After helping UE rebound in game two at Indiana State, Weatherford won the final two contests of the road series at Bradley
- In 21 innings, she accumulated a 1.