Softball scores a 3-2 come-from-behind victory over Louisville.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (April 5, 2000) — The University of Kentucky softball team scored a3-2 come-from-behind victory in eight innings over the host LouisvilleCardinals on Wednesday in the first game of the doubleheader atUlmer Field. In the second game,
UL used a two-run blast by Candi Padilla over the left field fence totake a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the second inning of the openinggame.
UK (23-17) got on the board in the top of the third on center fielder JenHowland sacrifice fly to center, scoring Andrea Eilertson from third.Leslie Kwiatkowski struck out looking with the bases loaded to end theinning.
With the bases loaded and one out in the sixth, Eilertson hit a groundball to UL (24-16) shortstop Val Smith but Smith was unable to barehand the ball, allowing Lyndsey Angus to score on the error. Angus’run tied the game at 2-2, but with the bases loaded an two out, ColleenBoddy hit into a fielder’s choice and Jamie Dardis was thrown out atsecond, ending the UK threat
Using the international tiebreaker in extra innings, putting the last outof the previous inning on second base, Kwiatkowski scored from thirdbase on Eilertson’s RBI-single to right center. UK held UL runner ShaeDobina at third base with one out as the Cats went on to a 3-2 victory.
Eilertson, who had the game-winning RBI for UK, led the Cats at the plate by going 2-for-3 andscored a run. UK’s Morgan Marr, who came in to relieve starter Keary Camunas in the bottom ofthe sixth, improved to 5-3 with the win, while UL’s Jessica Rak fell to 12-6.
In the second game, UL third baseman Melissa Jacobo hit a solo home run to left center in thesecond inning as the Cards took a 1-0 lead.
However, the Cats struck for two runs in the sixth inning to take a 2-1 lead. Dardis, who reachedon a hit to left field, scored from second on a throwing error by Soto. Nikki Jones, who reachedon the error, scored from first on Angus’ RBI-double to center to give UK a 2-1 lead.
Camunas came in to relieve Howland in the bottom of the sixth with the bases loaded and struckout the next two batters as UK escaped the Cards’ threat and held on for a 2-1 win. The save wasCamunas’ first save of the season and fifth of her career. Howland improved to 6-5 with the win.
UK returns to action on Friday, April 7 when the Cats play host the South Carolina Gamecocksat the UK Softball Complex. The first game of the doubleheader is set for 5 p.m. with the secondgame slated for 7 p.m. The two teams will play another doubleheader on Saturday, April 8 at 1and 3 p.m.
R H EUK 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 6 1UL 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 3 WP - Camunas, Marr (5-3) and Angus; LP - McClure, Rak (12-6) andMcMillan. HR - Padilla (UL)Records - UK (22-17); UL (24-15).R H EUK 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 4 4UL 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1WP - McClure (10-7), Rak and McMillan; LP - Marr, Howland (6-5),Camunas and Dengler. Save - Camunas. 2B - Angus (UK), Kruse (UK); HR -Jacobo (UL)Records - UK (23-17); UL (24-16).
