Softball splits first two games of a four-game series against Georgia.
ATHENS, Ga. (March 31, 2000) — The UK softball team split the first two games of afour-game series with the Georgia Bulldogs Friday night at the Women’sAthletic Complex. The Cats captured the first game, 3-1, but fell to theDawgs in the second game, 3-2.
UK (19-17, 3-3 SEC) took the lead in the first inning of game one whenleft fielder Tiffany Kruse doubled to score Jennifer Howland from secondbase. The Cats added another run in the second when designated playerColleen Boddy tripled to right field, scoring Angie Dal Pozzo from secondbase to give UK a 2-0 lead.
UGA trimmed the Cats lead to 2-1 on Beth Adams’ RBI-double, scoringMonique Rhoden from second. UK added an insurance run in the sixthwhen Kruse, who went 2-for-3 with two RBIs, flied out to right field asHowland tagged up from third, giving UK in the win in game one.
Howland, who scored two runs in the game, Kwiatkowski, and Dal Pozzoeach recorded two hits apiece for UK, while hurler Keary Camunas, whostruck out eight batters, improved to 11-9 with the victory. UGA pitcherRaquel Castillo dropped to 7-10 with the loss.
In the second game, Nikki Jones broke a scoreless tie in the top of thefifth when she scored on a throwing error by UGA first baseman LisaSchutt. The Dawgs (19-20, 3-7) answered UK in the bottom of the inning,tying the game, 1-1.
UGA broke a 1-1 tie in the sixth when Michelle Tyree singled to left field,as Kim McClung and Alyssa Mauro scored to give the Dawgs a 3-1 lead.The Cats put one run across in the seventh on Andrea Eilertson’sRBI-single that scored Kwiatkowski. UK had a chance with runners onsecond and third base and two out, however Colleen Boddy lined out toUGA pitcher Natalie Price to end the threat.
Jones and Kwiatkowski each went 2-for-4 at the plate. Price improved to10-6 with the win. UK freshman pitcher Morgan Marr pitched 5.1 innings,allowing just six hits and one earned run. Camunas came in to relieveMarr in the sixth, but Marr was credited with the loss because she owned the winning run, droppingher to 3-3 on the season.
UK and UGA will play another doubleheader on Saturday, April 1 with the first game set to begin at1 p.m. The second game is slated for 3 p.m.
R H EUK 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 11 1UGA 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 9 2WP - Camunas (11-9) and Dengler; LP - Castillo (7-10) and Pimentel; 2B -Howland (UK), Kwiatkowski (UK), Kruse (UK), Adams (UGA); 3B - Boddy (UK)Records - UK (19-16, 3-2); UGA (18-20, 2-7) R H EUK 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 9 0UGA 0 0 0 0 1 2 x 3 5 2WP - Price (10-6) and Pimentel; LP - Marr (3-3) and Dengler;2B - Kwiatkowski(UK), Mauro (UGA)Records - UK (19-17, 3-3); UGA (19-20, 3-7)