Hailey Nutter Throws Second No-Hitter in 8-0 Win Sunday
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Freshman Hailey Nutter threw her second no-hitter in three weeks Sunday as she only faced one above the minimum with Kentucky beating Indiana State 8-0 to close out the 2026 Blues City Invitational in Memphis.
With the no-hitter, Nutter becomes the first player at Kentucky to throw multiple no-hitters since Kelsey Nunley did it in 2016 and the freshman has now done it in two of the first three weeks of the season on the heels of her no-no against Loyola-Chicago on Opening Weekend in San Diego.
Offensively, Kentucky scored eight runs on 12 hits as the Wildcats had traffic on the basepaths all afternoon and went through three of the Sycamore’s pitchers. Eight of the nine players in Kentucky’s starting order had at least one hit in the game and three Wildcats went for multi-hit games including Karissa Hamilton, who had the walk-off single in the bottom of the fifth inning to close the game.
Kentucky completes its road trip 6-0 and is now 12-4 on the season overall, and has won season-high six games in a row. The Wildcats will now take the midweek off and get prepared to host the 2026 John Cropp Classic in Lexington beginning Friday with showdowns against Michigan State and Dayton at JCS. Tickets can be purchased at UKathletics.com/tickets.
Run Recap
Both Allie Blum and Peyton Plotts hit solo home runs in the bottom of the first inning to jump Kentucky out to the early lead. UK 2, ISU 0
In the bottom of the second, Emory Donaldson doubled to left field and scored on an RBI single from Allie Blum as the lineup cycled back around to the top in the second. UK 3, ISU 0
Ella Emmert led off the fourth inning with a single and scored on an RBI groundout to the left side by Karissa Hamilton. UK 4, ISU 0
In the fifth inning, Maddy Clark led off the inning with a double and scored on a single by Alexa Riddel. Ella Emmert then hit her second home run of the weekend and second homer of her career to pull UK to a seven-run lead. Karissa Hamilton then singled into center to walk off the game and score Maddy Anson from second to close things out. FINAL – Kentucky 8, Indiana State 0
Key Player
Hailey Nutter was the key player in the game, going for her second-career no-hitter with 12 strikeouts and only facing one above the minimum as there was one UK fielding error on the play. Nutter threw 72 pitches with 50 recorded for strikes and not a single ball left the infield.
Key Moment
With Maddy Anson on second base in the bottom of the fifth inning, after Gabbie Hensley reached in a pinch-hitting capacity with a double to the wall in left – Karissa Hamilton hit a blooping single into center to score Anson from second with one out and close the book on the game.
Key Stat
- Hailey Nutter had 12 strikeouts in the game.
Pitching Recap
Hailey Nutter was the key player in the game, going for her second-career no-hitter with 12 strikeouts and only facing one above the minimum as there was one UK fielding error on the play. Nutter threw 72 pitches with 50 recorded for strikes and not a single ball left the infield.
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