Softball Recap: Evansville Mater Dei's Winning Streak Snapped at Three Games

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Previous 5 Games

05/09/25 vs Evansville Memorial	1-5
05/06/25 @ Jasper	8-6
05/05/25 vs Evansville Reitz	3-2
05/03/25 vs Terre Haute North Vigo	6-1
05/03/25 vs Evansville Memorial	6-8

Evansville Mater Dei dropped their record down to 8-8 on Friday, which also ended the team's three-game streak of wins. They took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Evansville Memorial Tigers. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Tigers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 8-6 last Saturday.

Addi Boots spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and three unearned) runs on eight hits and racked up six Ks.

At the plate, Evansville Mater Dei saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chelsea Merkley, who went 1-for-3 with one double.

As for Evansville Memorial, their victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-6. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.6 runs on average over those games.

On Evansville Memorial's side, they also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: Brianna Canaan gave up only one earned run on five hits and racked up nine Ks. Canaan has been consistent: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in eight consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Mallory Wollenmann, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Teagan Davis was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.

Coming up, Evansville Mater Dei will challenge Henderson County at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Evansville Memorial, they will square off against Vincennes Lincoln at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Alices have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 6.94 runs per game on average), something the Tigers will no doubt try to take advantage of.