Team ready for opener

Two teams heading in opposite directions will do battle 1 p.m. today at the IU Softball Field. Evansville (16-6) will try to keep its momentum going while IU is looking to get some going of its own.\nThe Purple Aces will storm the field with a five-game winning streak, having completed a three-game sweep of Missouri Valley Conference rival Creighton during the weekend.\nIU hopes a change of scenery does some good. Today's double-header marks the Hoosiers' first home games of the season.\n"We're really excited (to play at home); it's nice to have more fan support," sophomore outfielder Katie Joy said. "When it's your home turf there's more pride involved."\nA change is exactly what the Hoosiers (9-15) need, as the team staggers into its home-opener, losers of five of its last six games. The Hoosiers are coming off a road trip to Missouri, where the team went 1-2.\n"Sometimes we'll have the defense show up, but we won't hit, so we we're looking to pull everything together and hopefully playing at home will help us do that," Joy said.