No. 11 Arkansas Sweeps No. 20 Kentucky in Doubleheader

LEXINGTON, Ky. – The No. 11 Arkansas softball crew used its highly effective offense to beat No. 20 Kentucky in each video games of a doubleheader Saturday afternoon, profitable 8-1 in sport one and 14-6 in sport two, shortened to 5 innings.

In sport one, Erin Coffel hit her team-leading sixteenth residence run of the season to tie the sport within the backside of the primary inning at 1-1, as Arkansas then would rating the ultimate seven runs of the sport to shut out the opening sport of the dual billing. In sport two, Kentucky took a 3-2 lead because of an RBI double by Kennedy Sullivan and a Lauryn Borzilleri stroll with the bases loaded, however the Arkansas offense then had 11-straight gamers attain base within the high of the second inning and put up a 9 spot to take the lead, and gained the sport in a run rule.

With the outcomes, Arkansas ups its Southeastern Convention document to 11-6 and sits 34-12 on the 12 months total. Kentucky loses its sixth-straight SEC sport for the primary time because the 2015 season, and falls to 7-10 within the league. UK is 25-16-1 total on the 2023 marketing campaign.

Kennedy Sullivan pitched 5 innings within the first sport of the day with 4 runs crossing the plate for Arkansas off her arm and three earned. The tremendous senior allowed seven hits with a stroll and two strikeouts. Taylor Hess then got here on in reduction of Sullivan and allowed 4 runs in 2.0 innings of labor.

Alexia Lacatena began sport two for Kentucky with, lasting 1.1 innings on six earned runs with 5 hits surrendered. Sloan Gayan pitched the ultimate 3.2 innings, giving up eight runs with two strikeouts. All in all on the day, Arkansas outhit Kentucky 28-11 and outscored the Wildcats, 22-7.

Recreation three of the collection will likely be Sunday at 1 p.m. ET on the SEC Community+ with Dave Baker and Joanna Lane on the decision from John Cropp Stadium in Lexington.

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