LEXINGTON, Ky. – The No. 11 Arkansas softball team used its powerful offense to beat No. 20 Kentucky in both games of a doubleheader Saturday afternoon, winning 8-1 in game one and 14-6 in game two , shortened to five innings. .
In the first game, Erin Coffel hit her team-leading 16th home run of the season to tie the game in the bottom of the first inning at 1–1, as Arkansas would score the last seven runs of the game to close out the game. opening. twin billing game. In the second game, Kentucky took a 3-2 lead thanks to an RBI double by Kennedy Sullivan and a bases-loaded walk by Lauryn Borzilleri, but Arkansas’ offense then got 11 straight players on base in the half. high of the second inning and they put up a post nine to take the lead and won the game on a run rule.
With the results, Arkansas ups its Southeastern Conference record to 11-6 and stands 34-12 on the year overall. Kentucky loses its sixth straight SEC game for the first time since the 2015 season and falls to 7-10 in the league. UK are 25-16-1 overall in the 2023 campaign.
Kennedy Sullivan pitched five innings in the first game of the day with four runs crossing the plate for Arkansas off his arm and three earned. The super senior allowed seven hits with a walk and two strikeouts. Taylor Hess then came on in relief of Sullivan and allowed four runs in 2.0 innings of work.
Alexia Lacatena started the second game for Kentucky, going 1.1 innings on six earned runs on five hits allowed. Sloan Gayan pitched the final 3.2 innings, allowing eight runs with two strikeouts. With everything in on the day, Arkansas outscored Kentucky 28-11 and outscored the Wildcats, 22-7.
Game 3 of the series will be Sunday at 1 pm ET on SEC Network+ with Dave Baker and Joanna Lane on the call from John Cropp Stadium in Lexington.
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