SIU Softball Continues Fall Season this Weekend in Evansville
09/20/2001 | 12:00:00 | Softball
Sept. 20, 2001
Carbondale, Ill. - Sporting a perfect preseason record of 4-0, the Southern Illinois University softball team continues its fall season this weekend when the Salukis travel to Evansville, Ind., to compete in the Aces Invitational.
SIU will join host Evansville and Tennessee State as the three-team tournament takes place Saturday-Sunday, Sept. 22-23. The Salukis begin play on Saturday against both Evansville (Noon) and Tennessee State (4 p.m.) before meeting Tennessee State (11 a.m.) and Evansville (1 p.m.) again on Sunday.
Senior Jenny Guenther leads the Salukis this fall batting .500 (5-of-10) with a double and six runs batted in. Maria Damico and Tahira Saafir are also having solid fall seasons batting .333 apiece. Each have smacked four hits in 12 plate appearances, while Damico boasts the team's only home run to go along with three runs scored and three RBI.