GAME RESULT
Evansville 12, Saint Louis 11 (8 innings)
Michelle Short & Adam Brown Tournament
Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026
Conway, Ark. (Shock Stadium)
 
THE BASICS
•Saint Louis enjoyed its two most productive offensive innings of the weekend, but the Billikens suffered a tough 12-11 loss to Evansville Sunday on the final day of Central Arkansas' Michelle Short & Adam Brown Tournament.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
•Evansville owned a 4-0 lead after scoring once in the first inning and three times in the second.
•Saint Louis pulled even in the top of the third. Kate Proffitt's two-run double and Bella Stephens' two-run single accounted for the runs.
•The Purple Aces tallied twice in both the third and fourth frames to go on top 8-4.
•The Billikens erupted for seven runs in the fifth. Stephens collected her third RBI on a single, Abby Ulsas produced an RBI single, and Karsen Jany's two-run single evened the score. Abby Mallo doubled in two runs and later scored on a wild pitch for an 11-8 Saint Louis lead.
•Evansville forced extra innings with a run in the sixth and two in the seventh before scoring the game-winner in the eighth.
 
BILLIKEN NOTABLES
•Jany added two singles for a three-hit game.
•Mallo also had a single.
•Anna Christ doubled and Sophia Boente singled.
 
UP NEXT
•The Bills play their final regular-season tournament, Eastern Kentucky's Colonel Classic, Thursday-Saturday, Feb. 26-28. SLU will take on Eastern Kentucky (twice), Pittsburgh, Bradley and SIUE.