Softball
Kentucky rolls past Razorbacks on Saturday to even series at Bogle Park
FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas dropped game two of its series to Kentucky on Saturday, 16-2, after four errors and some hot hitting by the Wildcats.
Arkansas now stands at 24-10 overall, 5-6 in conference play.
Up next
No. 13 Arkansas and No. 18 Kentucky will fight for the series Sunday at 1p.m.
Sunday’s game will be available for streaming on SEC+. Live scoring will also be available for fans, links for both are below.
How it happened
• A passed ball and Razorback error put the Hogs behind early, trailing 3-0 after the first frame.
• Starting pitcher Mary Haff was relieved with two outs in the first inning after a collision at home plate during a scoring play. Junior Lauren Graves entered and struck out the final Wildcat, swinging.
• Seven Wildcat runs crossed in the second off seven Kentucky hits and three more errors by the Arkansas defense. Five of those runs were scored with two outs on the board.
• The Hogs scored their only two runs of the game in the bottom of the second, off the bat of senior Ashley Diaz, whose single up the middle brought in Nicole Duncan and Keely Edwards.
• The Razorbacks gave up no additional errors, but Kentucky’s offense stayed hot, with six runs over the third and fourth innings. The fifth inning was the only inning UK did not score a run.
Notables
• UK’s 16 runs is the most runs allowed in a single game by Arkansas since April 16, 2016 when the Hogs gave up 23 runs to #3 Auburn in game two of the series.
• Three Razorbacks saw time in the circle today: Haff, Graves, and senior Katie Warrick. Combined, the trio dished out three strikeouts and three walks.
• Today’s run-rule defeat was the second of the season, after the Razorbacks dropped game two of the series to Ole Miss (12-0).
