Kentucky softball junior Chanda Bell surpassed Keary Camunas atop the program’s career strikeout list during UK’s game with Colorado State on Friday. Bell broke Camunas’ mark of 550 Ks.Bell broke the record early in Friday’s matchup with Colorado State. As we speak, Bell has fanned eight of the nine batters she’s faced through three innings of a 1-0 affair with the Rams. She also has not allowed a hit.Just a couple of weeks into her junior season, Bell is expected to put the strikeout record far out of reach of anyone for the foreseeable future. She already owns the single-season record for strikeouts. To follow the progress of Bell and the UK softball team, follow along here.Update: Looks like Chanda Bell wasn’t quite done making history Friday.
Shortly after setting the career strikeout mark, Bell tossed the second no-hitter of her career in a 7-0 win over Colorado State. One walk stood in the way of a perfect game for Bell.
And if that wasn’t enough for the junior, she also set the single-game strikeout recrod as well with 16 Ks against the Rams.
Talk about a historic day.
UK improved to 9-2 with the win over Colorado State. Deb Moore, who is with the team, will have a full recap on the homepage later on.