UK Softball gets Revenge on Oregon in a Blowout Victory

by:Brent Wainscott02/17/19
[caption id="attachment_241907" align="aligncenter" width="2048"] @UKsoftball[/caption] Heading into the season ranked 13th in the nation, the lady Cats on the diamond have stumbled out of the gate a bit to start the 2019 season. After losing three of their five games in the Houston Invitational, all by just one run, the Cats were derailed by third-ranked Oklahoma on Thursday. But, this weekend the Cats have had a better go of things, with Rachel Lawson picking up her 400th win on Friday against Utah, The Cats looked to put two more in the win column yesterday against Texas and Oregon. After dropping the first game to Texas, the Wildcats were ready to get some revenge on the Ducks. Oregon has ended Kentucky's season in the super-regionals the last two seasons. Last year Kentucky was just one game from Oklahoma City and the College World Series until the Ducks rallied and won the next two games to send Kentucky home. But, yesterday was a different story as the Cats run-rules Oregon ending the game in just five innings 12-3. Madisonville native Mallory Peyton had a big day, as she hit a two-run home run to end things in just five innings. On the weekend Peyton has four home runs, 10 RBIs, and six extra-base hits. Katie Reed and Abby Cheek had home-runs as well that helped Kentucky's blowout efforts, but one of the biggest plays came from Kelsee Henson when the senior from Paducah was called on to pinch-hit in the bottom of the third to extend UK's lead to 5-0. Jenny Schaper had a good day at the plate as well, as she ended with two hits, two RBIs, and she scored a run. Kentucky will wrap up the Elite Invitational in Clearwater, Flordia tomorrow against James Madison. It will be Kentucky's fourth game against a ranked opponent in as many days. First pitch is set for 1:00 PM and you can catch the game on the ESPN app. Check out highlights from today's big victory over No. 22 Oregon here:

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