EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Evansville freshman Ashtyn Holbrook hit the first two home runs of her collegiate career to help the Purple Aces softball team defeat Illinois State in walk-off fashion on Saturday at Tri-State Orthopaedics Field at Cooper Stadium.
Holbrook went 3-4 with three RBI as UE earned an 8-7 victory over the Redbirds. Jess Willsey, Niki Bode, Taylor Howe, and Brooke Voss posted two hits apiece as the Aces recorded 11 hits in the victory. UE trailed by a 7-4 margin entering the bottom of the seventh before rallying for the victory. Holbrook's home run tied it up before Angela Valentine scored the winning run on an ISU error.