LEXINGTON, Ky. – Freshman left fielder Maddy Anson hit her fifth home run of the season to walk off the game in the bottom of the fifth inning Sunday afternoon as Kentucky beat Murray State 8-0 in six innings to complete a 5-0 weekend at the John Cropp Classic for the Wildcats.
Kentucky jumped out to the early lead on the Racers and never looked back as the Wildcats got an early home run from Peyton Plotts, her fourth of the weekend to lead 1-0 and then a six-run second inning ensued with UK taking full control. Carly Sleeman went 3-for-3 at the plate with her first home run at John Cropp Stadium coming in the bottom of the second inning and driving in two runs for the game, her first three-hit game as a Wildcat.
With Sunday’s result, Kentucky caps off a 5-0 weekend at the John Cropp Classic where it outscored its opponents 38-4. The Kentucky pitching staff threw 32 total innings, only allowing three earned runs as a staff and had 21 strikeouts to just five walks on the weekend. Sarah Haendiges went 2-0 on the weekend with wins over Michigan State and Murray State and all three of Abby Hammond, Hailey Nutter and McKenzie Oslanzi picked up wins in the circle for UK.
The Wildcats have now won a season-high 11-straight games and sit 17-4 through three weekends of play. UK will close out its six-game homestand on Wednesday at 5 p.m. ET as it plays host to IU Indy at John Cropp Stadium with the game airing live on SEC Network+ and the ESPN app. Tickets are available at UKathletics.com.
Anson’s Walk-Off Homer Clinches Perfect Weekend for Kentucky – UK Athletics
Kentucky jumped out to the early lead on the Racers and never looked back as the Wildcats got an early home run from Peyton Plotts, her fourth of the weekend to lead 1-0 and then a six-run second inning ensued with UK taking full control. Carly Sleeman went 3-for-3 at the plate with her first home run at John Cropp Stadium coming in the bottom of the second inning and driving in two runs for the game, her first three-hit game as a Wildcat.
With Sunday’s result, Kentucky caps off a 5-0 weekend at the John Cropp Classic where it outscored its opponents 38-4. The Kentucky pitching staff threw 32 total innings, only allowing three earned runs as a staff and had 21 strikeouts to just five walks on the weekend. Sarah Haendiges went 2-0 on the weekend with wins over Michigan State and Murray State and all three of Abby Hammond, Hailey Nutter and McKenzie Oslanzi picked up wins in the circle for UK.
The Wildcats have now won a season-high 11-straight games and sit 17-4 through three weekends of play. UK will close out its six-game homestand on Wednesday at 5 p.m. ET as it plays host to IU Indy at John Cropp Stadium with the game airing live on SEC Network+ and the ESPN app. Tickets are available at UKathletics.com.
Anson’s Walk-Off Homer Clinches Perfect Weekend for Kentucky – UK Athletics