Softball Outlasts #8 Kentucky on Wednesday, 7-5

Wednesday, March 16

Oxford, Ohio

5 p.m.

Miami University

7-10

University of Kentucky

19-3

Kentucky

Miami

Softball Outlasts #8 Kentucky on Wednesday, 7-5

3/16/2022 7:18:00 PM | Softball

Box Score

OXFORD, Ohio – The Miami softball team topped No. 8 Kentucky, 7-5, Wednesday afternoon in a seven-inning battle. The RedHawks took early control of the game, going up 5-0 after two innings. The Wildcats quickly answered back in the following two innings with five runs of their own, tying the game going into the fifth. After a great performance in the circle from reliever Brianna Pratt, a Holly Blaska two-run home run in the bottom of the fifth inning proved to be the final push Miami needed to edge out Kentucky.

How it Happened:

Courtney Vierstra got the start in the circle for the RedHawks. The senior pitcher allowed five runs on four hits through four innings.
Pratt took over for Vierstra in the top of the fifth inning and saw immediate success. Through three innings, Pratt shutout the Wildcats while striking out four batters.
Blaska went 1-for-3 from the plate with two RBI in the contest.
The RedHawks jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first courtesy of RBI singles from Karlee Juarez and Maggie Murphy.
A two-run double from Allie Cummins and a sacrifice fly from Kate Kobayashi extended the RedHawk lead to 5-0 through two full innings of play.
Kentucky mounted a counterattack through the following inning and a half that included a grand slam, ultimately tying the game at five runs apiece.
The RedHawks quickly regained the lead after Holly Blaska smashed a two-run home run in the bottom of the fifth, giving Miami a two-run buffer.
The Wildcats failed to record a run in the final inning and a half of playing, solidifying Miami's 7-5 victory.