April 29, 2006
Softball
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

EVANSVILLE,  Ind. – Indiana State sophomore pitcher Darcy Wood pitched two complete games for ISU, while recording two wins to improve to 19-13 on the season. The Sycamores picked up 4-0 & 2-1 victories over the Purple Aces in a Missouri Valley Conference doubleheader. ISU improved to 23-24, 10-13 MVC, while Evansville fell to 20-26, 5-18 MVC.

The Sycamores took an early 1-0 lead in the top of the second inning of game one with a single up the middle and a double from Yvette Tovar scored the run.

With runners on first and second, a Stephanie Spychaj single scored another run for ISU. Jessica McGivney then stepped to the plate and hit a double to right centerfield to score two more runners and make it a 4-0 Sycamore lead.

The Aces got things started in the bottom of the seventh inning as Cassey Kemna led off the inning with a walk. Brittany Herald then stepped to the plate and hit a single through the left side. Both runners then advanced on a wild pitch, but the Aces did not capitalize as they left both runners stranded and Indiana State won by a final of 4-0.

The Sycamores out hit the Aces 10-2 in game one, with senior Alicia Laraway and sophomore Brittany Herald recording the only two UE hits.

Jacki Bradley threw two innings before Ashley Hobbs came in and threw the final five innings for the Aces.

Indiana State struck first in game two as Meredith Simpson hit a triple to score two runs in the top of the third.

With the bases loaded in the bottom of the sixth, Liz Mooney stepped to the plate and ripped a single to right field to score Lissa Fehlman and make it a 2-1 ball game heading into the seventh. That would be all the Sycamores needed as they took game two by a score of 2-1.

Danny Murphy pitched all of game two, allowing only two hits and no earned runs.
Mooney was 1-3 in game two with the RBI and Laraway and Herald both went 1-2.

The same two teams will face each other for the third game of the series Sunday at 1:00 p.m. (EDT). The two teams that Indiana State is chasing in the league standings, Drake and Bradley, were both rained out on Saturday.

GAME ONE BOX SCORE

GAME TWO BOX SCORE