LSU Sweeps Kentucky in Baton Rouge
BATON ROUGE, La. – The Kentucky Softball team dropped game three of the series 8-2 to No. 4 LSU on Sunday afternoon as the Tigers completed a three-game sweep of No. 23 Kentucky to close out the second weekend of Southeastern Conference action.
It was a tight contest for a majority of the game, with LSU leading 4-1 in the sixth inning before the Tigers hit back-to-back home runs to put up a four spot in the frame and give themselves an 8-1 lead. Julie Kelley started the game for Kentucky and went 3.0 innings allowing two earned runs on just two hits, but it was defensive errors that let down the Wildcats as UK had two in the game that directly led to LSU runs.
Kentucky with the loss falls to 17-10 on the year and is now an even .500 in SEC play with a 3-3 league record. LSU is 27-1 with Sunday’s win and a perfect 3-0 in SEC action.
Kentucky will play at home Tuesday against the Dayton Flyers at John Cropp Stadium in Lexington at 6 p.m. ET.
Key Play
Maci Bergeron for LSU hit her third home run of the series in the bottom of the sixth inning to take a manageable 4-1 lead and balloon it to 7-1 to put the game out of reach for the Wildcats.
Key Player
The key player in the game for Kentucky was Peyton Plotts, who went 2-for-3 in the game with a pair of singles in the contest.
Super Stat
Kentucky left 9 batters on base in the game, with six of those in scoring position.
Run Recap
A Kentucky infield error led to a two-out run for the Tigers in the bottom of the first as LSU struck to lead off the game. LSU 1, UK 0
Bergeron hit a home run to left field in the bottom of the third inning to give LSU the three-run advantage. LSU 3, UK 0
Hallie Mitchell hit a sacrifice fly to left to score Maddy Clark in the top of the fourth to open the seal on UK’s side of the scoreboard. LSU 3, UK 1
LSU hit a pair of home runs in the bottom of the sixth. LSU 8, UK 1
Ally Hutchins led off the seventh with a single and scored on a double by Lauryn Borzilleri. FINAL – LSU 8, Kentucky 2
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