CELINA, Texas – The No. 15 Kentucky Softball team got three RBI from junior Erin Coffel and a save in the circle from junior pitcher Stephanie Schoonover as the Wildcats beat Sam Houston State 5-2 on Sunday afternoon to win its fourth-straight game to close the Tracy Beard Classic.
The Wildcats jumped on the Bearkats early, scoring two runs in the top of the first and then one in each of the third, fourth and seventh to get to five runs. SHSU scored a run in the third and one in the sixth to close the gap to just two runs at the time, but Schoonover closed out the game with five strikeouts in less than three innings.
Kentucky with Sunday’s win improves to 6-1-1 on the 2023 season. Sam Houston State falls to 4-5. The Wildcats will fly to Los Angeles to face Loyola-Marymount on Tuesday afternoon at 3 p.m. ET in the City of Angels before making its way to Palm Springs for the prestigious Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic.
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Coffel’s Big Blast and Schoonover’s Close Gives No. 15 Kentucky Win – UK Athletics​
The Wildcats jumped on the Bearkats early, scoring two runs in the top of the first and then one in each of the third, fourth and seventh to get to five runs. SHSU scored a run in the third and one in the sixth to close the gap to just two runs at the time, but Schoonover closed out the game with five strikeouts in less than three innings.
Kentucky with Sunday’s win improves to 6-1-1 on the 2023 season. Sam Houston State falls to 4-5. The Wildcats will fly to Los Angeles to face Loyola-Marymount on Tuesday afternoon at 3 p.m. ET in the City of Angels before making its way to Palm Springs for the prestigious Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic.
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Coffel’s Big Blast and Schoonover’s Close Gives No. 15 Kentucky Win – UK Athletics​