HOUSTON, Texas – Freshman outfielder Alexa Riddel clubbed a go-ahead, two-run double into the left-center gap in the top of the fourth inning as Kentucky went from trailing 2-1 to ahead 3-2 and the Wildcats would score the final six runs of the game to close out a 9-2 midweek win over Houston on Wednesday night.
Kentucky pitching stranded 10 runners on the bases Wednesday, as both Hailey Nutter, who started the game, and Sarah Haendiges, who finished off the final four innings, combined for seven strikeouts and only two earned runs against them in the game.
UK improves to 20-9 on the season with the win against the Cougars and snaps a season-long five-game losing streak with the result. Houston is now 17-15 on the year. The Wildcats will play at No. 16 Texas A&M over the weekend at Davis Diamond in College Station with game one beginning at 7 p.m. ET on the SEC Network+ and the ESPN app.
The Wildcats also played flawless defense as UK had no errors for the third-straight game and the sixth time in the last seven games.
Riddel’s Clutch Double Lifts Kentucky Past Houston in Key Midweek – UK Athletics
Kentucky pitching stranded 10 runners on the bases Wednesday, as both Hailey Nutter, who started the game, and Sarah Haendiges, who finished off the final four innings, combined for seven strikeouts and only two earned runs against them in the game.
UK improves to 20-9 on the season with the win against the Cougars and snaps a season-long five-game losing streak with the result. Houston is now 17-15 on the year. The Wildcats will play at No. 16 Texas A&M over the weekend at Davis Diamond in College Station with game one beginning at 7 p.m. ET on the SEC Network+ and the ESPN app.
The Wildcats also played flawless defense as UK had no errors for the third-straight game and the sixth time in the last seven games.
Riddel’s Clutch Double Lifts Kentucky Past Houston in Key Midweek – UK Athletics