LEXINGTON, Ky. – Thanks to two home runs by junior slugger Carly Sleeman in the bottom of the third and fifth innings and a strong performance from the Kentucky pitching staff, the Wildcats sailed past Eastern Kentucky 5-2 on Tuesday night at John Cropp Stadium.
Sleeman hit two home runs, including a solo shot in the bottom of the third inning to put Kentucky on the board and cut into a 2-0 EKU lead and then launched another solo shot in the bottom of the fifth inning as she hit two bombs for the 34th time in UK softball history in a single game.
Sarah Haendiges got the win in the circle for Kentucky as she went the opening five innings, allowing two runs on six hits and struck out six Colonel batters. After the first two reached in the top of the sixth, McKenzie Oslanzi entered and got a quick double play and closed out a 1-2-3 seventh inning to record her second save of the season .
Kentucky will continue its five-game homestand on Wednesday against Morehead State at 6 p.m. ET with the game live on SEC Network as Alex Loeb and Hailey McCleney will have the call from John Cropp Stadium.
UK is now 23-19 on the season as EKU falls one game below .500 as they are 18-19 overall.
Sleeman’s Two-Homer Day Pushes Kentucky Past EKU – UK Athletics
Sleeman hit two home runs, including a solo shot in the bottom of the third inning to put Kentucky on the board and cut into a 2-0 EKU lead and then launched another solo shot in the bottom of the fifth inning as she hit two bombs for the 34th time in UK softball history in a single game.
Sarah Haendiges got the win in the circle for Kentucky as she went the opening five innings, allowing two runs on six hits and struck out six Colonel batters. After the first two reached in the top of the sixth, McKenzie Oslanzi entered and got a quick double play and closed out a 1-2-3 seventh inning to record her second save of the season .
Kentucky will continue its five-game homestand on Wednesday against Morehead State at 6 p.m. ET with the game live on SEC Network as Alex Loeb and Hailey McCleney will have the call from John Cropp Stadium.
UK is now 23-19 on the season as EKU falls one game below .500 as they are 18-19 overall.
Sleeman’s Two-Homer Day Pushes Kentucky Past EKU – UK Athletics