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The Student News Site of University of Kentucky

Kentucky Kernel

The Student News Site of University of Kentucky

Kentucky Kernel

UK softball locks up No. 2 seed in SEC tournament with series win against MSU

Jack Pilgrim May 8, 2016

Senior Kelsey Nunley capped off the sweep and regular season finale against Mississippi State with a 4-0 shutout, leading the Cats to their first No. 2 seed in the SEC Tournament in program history.Game...

Kentucky freshman Abbey Cheek hits the ball during the Wildcats game against the Eastern Kentucky Colonels John Cropp Stadium on Wednesday, April 13, 2016 in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Taylor Pence

Cats take down Louisville in comeback victory

Jack Pilgrim April 27, 2016

No. 11 UK’s highly anticipated battle of the bluegrass against rival UofL lived up to expectations, as the Cats found a way to fight back in the seventh inning to get their 40th win of the year.UofL...

Kentucky freshman Abbey Cheek hits the ball during the Wildcats game against the Eastern Kentucky Colonels John Cropp Stadium on Wednesday, April 13, 2016 in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Taylor Pence

Strong sixth inning gives UK win over EKU

Jack Pilgrim April 14, 2016

After a weekend road trip in Baton Rouge, UK softball headed back home for a Wednesday night battle against in-state foe Eastern Kentucky. The Colonels were the first  team to get on the score board...

Strong start propels No. 3 Auburn over No. 12 UK softball 9-0

Jack Pilgrim April 2, 2016

The third ranked Auburn Tigers came to town for a top 15 matchup against UK, where an abundance of fans piled into John Cropp Stadium expecting a game to fit the bill. It wouldn’t take long, however,...

Photo by Lydia Emeric | Staff

UK splits double-header against Ohio

Jack Pilgrim March 29, 2016

[email protected] Softball headed to Athens, Ohio to face the University of Ohio in a double-header matchup on Tuesday afternoon, losing the first game and coming out victorious in the next.Game one...

Shortstop Christian Stokes turns a double play during the game between the University of Kentucky softball team vs. University of Arkansas at John Cropp Stadium in Lexington, Ky.,on Saturday, April 19, 2014. Photo by Michael Reaves | Staff 

Cats overcome early struggles to complete sweep at Arkansas

Anthony Crawford March 27, 2016

No. 12 UK Softball was able to cap the weekend off on a high note closing out its series against Arkansa on the road with a 12-4 victory.The win finishes the sweep for the Cats in Fayetteville, Arkansas,...

Nunley leads UK to 9-0 shutout over Razorbacks

Jack Pilgrim March 25, 2016

No. 12 UK headed to Fayettville, Arkansas on Friday to begin an SEC series against Arkansas, where they came out victorious in blowout fashion winning 9-0.Senior pitching standout Kelsey Nunley was close...

Junior pitcher Kelsey Nunley (33) pitches during the softball game against WKU on Wednesday, April 22, 2015 in Lexington. Photo by Hunter Mitchell | Staff

Lawson gets 300th win in game against Ole Miss

By Jack Pilgrim March 20, 2016

The No. 13 UK Softball team finished its SEC home opening series against Ole Miss with a 6-2 victory on Sunday afternoon led by sophomore Brooklin Hinz and senior Nikki Sagermann.The Cats softball team...

Pitcher Erin Rethlake pitches the ball during the game against No. 1 LSU on Sunday, March 29, 2015 in Lexington, Kentucky.

UK softball opens season with win over Notre Dame

John Rowland February 13, 2016

[email protected] the cold weather to start the season, the No. 18 University of Kentucky Softball team defeated the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame, 10-7 in the opening game of the Kajikawa Invitational. The...

Head coach Rachel Lawson talks to senior outfeilder Alice OBrien at the UK vs. WKU game at the softball complex in Lexington on March 19, 2013. Photo by Michael Reaves | Staff

UK softball looks for another successful season

John Rowland February 10, 2016

Under the direction of head coach Rachel Lawson, UK softball has high aims for its 2016 campaign. With the success had in previous seasons, it is easy to see why sights would be set so high.During Lawson’s...

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