LEXINGTON, Ky. – Erin Coffel hit a three-run home run in the bottom of the fourth inning Wednesday night to become Kentucky Softball’s all-time runs batted in leader for her career as the three-run blast gave her RBI’s number 201, 202 and 203 to pass Abbey Cheek’s 202 from 2016-2019 in a 7-0 win over Marshall at John Cropp Stadium.
Kentucky got a complete-game shutout from senior pitcher Stephanie Schoonover in the circle, as she went the distance, allowing just four hits and struck out five in the win. Coffel went 1-for-1 on the day with a three-run home run, a pair of walks and a hit by pitch.
All told, Kentucky launched 15 hits in the seven-inning affair Wednesday night, as four of them came off the bat of senior Rylea Smith, who went 4-for-4 who was a home run shy of the cycle with two singles, a double and a triple. One of Smith’s hits was an RBI single as Kentucky managed to pull away from the Herd in the bottom of the fourth inning.
With Wednesday night’s result, Kentucky has now won six of its last seven games and improves its 2024 season record to 20-8 on the year. Marshall falls to 16-13. The No. 23 Wildcats are back in action Friday evening for the first game of a three-game series against the No. 10/9 Florida Gators in Gainesville, Fla., at 6 p.m. ET on SEC Network with Kevin Brown and Amanda Scarbrough on the call from The Swamp.
Coffel Breaks Kentucky All-Time RBI Record in Win Over Marshall – UK Athletics​
Kentucky got a complete-game shutout from senior pitcher Stephanie Schoonover in the circle, as she went the distance, allowing just four hits and struck out five in the win. Coffel went 1-for-1 on the day with a three-run home run, a pair of walks and a hit by pitch.
All told, Kentucky launched 15 hits in the seven-inning affair Wednesday night, as four of them came off the bat of senior Rylea Smith, who went 4-for-4 who was a home run shy of the cycle with two singles, a double and a triple. One of Smith’s hits was an RBI single as Kentucky managed to pull away from the Herd in the bottom of the fourth inning.
With Wednesday night’s result, Kentucky has now won six of its last seven games and improves its 2024 season record to 20-8 on the year. Marshall falls to 16-13. The No. 23 Wildcats are back in action Friday evening for the first game of a three-game series against the No. 10/9 Florida Gators in Gainesville, Fla., at 6 p.m. ET on SEC Network with Kevin Brown and Amanda Scarbrough on the call from The Swamp.
Coffel Breaks Kentucky All-Time RBI Record in Win Over Marshall – UK Athletics​
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