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Kentucky Kernel

The Student News Site of University of Kentucky

Kentucky Kernel

UK pitcher, 5, Meagan Prince, led the Cats to their shutout victory. Photo by Kalyn Bradford | Staff

UK falls shorts of Super Regional, loses to Utah 5-3

Jack Pilgrim May 22, 2016

After surviving Saturday in an elimination game against Illinois, the Cats continued to play with their season on the line needing to win two straight against the Utah Utes to advance to the Super Regional.In...

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

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...

Prince leads UK softball to 3-0 shut out over LSU

Jack Pilgrim April 11, 2016

UK junior pitcher Meagan Prince picked up her 15th win of the year at the mound in Sunday night’s 3-0 shutout over conference foe LSU, moving her record to 15-2 on the year.It was yet another impressive...

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

Samuel’s 7th inning single puts UK softball over LSU, 1-0

Jack Pilgrim April 9, 2016

[email protected] UK softball’s midweek rivalry game against the Louisville Cardinals got cancelled on Wednesday night with inclement weather in the area, the Cats came into Saturday afternoon’s...

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,...

UK pitcher, 5, Meagan Prince, led the Cats to their shutout victory. Photo by Kalyn Bradford | Staff

Prince throws third no-hitter in UK’s rout over NKU

Jack Pilgrim March 22, 2016

[email protected]. 12 UK softball’s pitching dominance continued into the first ever matchup against Northern Kentucky, where junior Meagan Prince became the first player in UK softball history to...

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

No. 16 UK Softball closes out Winthrop Invitational with 8-0 shutout

Jack Pilgrim March 6, 2016

After starting the Winthrop Invitational with a 3-1 record through the first two days, No. 16 UK looked to close out Sunday’s matchup against event host, the Winthrop Eagles, with a strong finish.After...

Photo by Lydia Emeric | Staff

UK Softball closes out Chattanooga Classic with 7-1 victory over Evansville

Jack Pilgrim February 28, 2016

No. 17 UK Softball was able to close out the Chattanooga Classic today with a 7-1 victory over Evansville, sweeping the event by winning all five games.The Cats started out right out of the gate up 1-0...

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

Prince, Nunley hope to improve on great start of UK Softball

John Rowland February 24, 2016

[email protected] UK softball team is off to a strong start in 2016. The team is currently sitting at 9-2 and is ranked 18th in the nation. Their only losses on the season have come against No. 22...

No. 18 Kentucky softball edges No. 22 Arizona State 5-3

Jack Pilgrim February 16, 2016

After starting off the season 4-1, the UK softball team was looking to finish off the Kajikawa Invitational in Arizona with another win against a ranked opponent, this time against the No. 22 Arizona State...

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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