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Preston Leinenbach, USI Athletic Communications
6
Winner Evansville EVANSVIL 4-4
4
Southern Indiana USI 1-6
Winner
Evansville EVANSVIL
4-4
6
Final
4
Southern Indiana USI
1-6
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Evansville EVANSVIL 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 6 6 0
Southern Indiana USI 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 7 2

W: Kate Ridgway (3-1) L: Kemp, Anna (1-2) S: Sophia Otten (1)

Game Recap: Softball | | Preston Leinenbach, USI Athletic Communications

USI’s late rally against Evansville falls short; remaining weekend schedule washed out

MEMPHIS – University of Southern Indiana Softball fought back from a six-run deficit against crosstown foe University of Evansville on Saturday, but the Screaming Eagles' late rally came up just short in a 6-4 loss in the second day of the University of Memphis 901 Classic.
 
USI (1-6) and Evansville (4-4) met for the first time since 2023 on Saturday, despite being in a neutral-site tournament. The two sides battled to a scoreless contest through the first three innings in an early pitcher's duel.
 
Evansville broke the deadlock with a pair of runs in the top of the fourth inning and added another two in the top of the fifth to take a 4-0 lead. Then, in the top of the seventh inning, a two-run home run gave the Purple Aces a 6-0 advantage.
 
The Screaming Eagles charged back in the bottom half of the seventh. Freshman pitcher Anna Kemp delivered an RBI knock to get USI on the board. A few batters later, after USI made it a 6-2 ballgame, senior outfielder Caroline Stapleton tripled in a run, as the Eagles had cut the deficit in half to 6-3. In the next at-bat, freshman outfielder Katelyn Marx came through with a second consecutive two-out RBI hit to bring the Screaming Eagles within two, 6-4. However, the comeback effort came to a halt with Evansville getting the final out.
 
USI had seven hits in the contest, with junior infielder Sydney Long recording two hits at the plate.
 
Kemp (1-2) took a hard-luck loss after tossing a complete game with seven strikeouts and six runs – five earned – allowed.
 
Evansville sophomore pitcher Kate Ridgway (3-1) got the win with 6.1 innings of work, giving up two runs and striking out 10.
 
Following Saturday's early game against Evansville, USI Softball's second scheduled game against Miami University (Ohio) was canceled due to rain, as well as Sunday's weekend finale against the University of Memphis due to more rain in the weather forecast.
 
USI's next set of games will be next weekend at the Florida Atlantic University Joan Joyce Classic in Boca Raton, Florida. The Screaming Eagles will play five games between Friday and Sunday (February 20-22), starting Friday at 4 p.m. against the University of Kansas.
 
Coverage information and links are available on the USI Softball schedule page on usiscreamingeagles.com.
 
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