April 30, 2000

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The University of Kentucky softball team dropped adoubleheader Sunday afternoon to the Arkansas as the Lady Razorbacks scored apair of 2-1 victories over the Cats.

In the opener, UA third baseman Brett Erickson scored in the fourthinning from second on a throwing error by UK pitcher Keary Camunas, giving theLady Razorbacks a 1-0 lead.

However, a similar play in the top of the fifth allowed the Cats to tiethe game at 1-1. Beth Fogle laid down a bunt but UA third baseman BrettErickson overthrew first base as Nikki Jones scored from first and Fogleadvanced to third.

The Lady Razorbacks won the game in the bottom of the seventh with twoout when Dana Gullick hit a line drive to center that Fogle caught but wasunable to corral, scoring Andy Wharton from second for the win.

Rachel Talley improved to 11-10 with the win, while Camunas dropped to18-13. Jones and Lyndsey Angus each recorded two hits apiece for the Cats.

In the nightcap, UA took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first on ErinStokey’s RBI-single that scored Gulick.

UA added another run in the sixth when Danica Howlett singled to centeras Gulick scored her second run of the game to give UA a 2-0 lead.

UK (32-27, 11-13 Southeastern Conference) scored its only run of thegame in the seventh when first baseman Jamie Dardis advanced to third on Jones’ground out to first. Dardis scored when Erickson’s tag attempt flew out of herglove.

Lady Back pitcher Tammy Kincaid earned her 18th win of the season,whileUK starter Jen Howland fell to 8-7. Leslie Kwiatkowski led the Cats at theplate, going 2-for-3 with a single and a double.

UK returns to action on Tuesday, May 2 when the Cats play host to theTennessee Lady Volunteers at the UK Softball Complex. UK’s four seniors will behonored prior to the game in Senior Day ceremonies. The doubleheader will beginat 5 p.m.

                        R H EUK      0 0 0 0 1 0 0   1 7 2UA      0 0 0 1 0 0 1   2 5 1

WP Talley (12-11) and Cirigliano
LP Camunas (18-13) and Angus.
2B Angus(UK).

                        R H EUK      0 0 0 0 0 0 1   1 7 2UA      1 0 0 0 0 1 x   2 6 3

WP Kincaid (18-12) and Howlett
LP Howland (8-7) and Angus.
2B Erickson (UA),Kwiatkowski (UK), Gulick (UA).

Records: UK (32-27, 11-13 SEC), UA (36-27, 15-11).