LEXINGTON, Ky. – Kentucky’s Peyton Plotts hit a two-run home run off of SEC Pitcher of the Year leading contender Teagan Kavan in the bottom of the fourth inning to cut into a 6-0 lead, but the No. 4 Texas Longhorns used a six-run sixth inning to run rule Kentucky 12-2 in six innings in the opening game of the series Friday night at John Cropp Stadium.
Game two is slated for 2 p.m. ET live on SEC Network+ and the ESPN app at John Cropp Stadium and will also be Senior Day for Kentucky with its four seniors Sarah Haendiges, Maddy Clark, Ella Emmert and Karissa Hamilton honored prior to the game beginning at 1:40. Tickets are available at UKathletics.com/tickets.
Texas with Friday night’s win moves back into a top-four spot in the SEC standings at 13-6 in league play with a 36-8 overall mark. Kentucky is now an even .500 on the year at 26-26 and sits 1-21 in SEC games this year.
Big Inning Haunts Wildcats in 12-2 Loss to No. 4 Texas – UK Athletics
Game two is slated for 2 p.m. ET live on SEC Network+ and the ESPN app at John Cropp Stadium and will also be Senior Day for Kentucky with its four seniors Sarah Haendiges, Maddy Clark, Ella Emmert and Karissa Hamilton honored prior to the game beginning at 1:40. Tickets are available at UKathletics.com/tickets.
Texas with Friday night’s win moves back into a top-four spot in the SEC standings at 13-6 in league play with a 36-8 overall mark. Kentucky is now an even .500 on the year at 26-26 and sits 1-21 in SEC games this year.
Big Inning Haunts Wildcats in 12-2 Loss to No. 4 Texas – UK Athletics