No. 23 Kentucky softball added a win and a loss to their now 6-3 record as the Cats fell to No. 22 Minnesota and earned a victory against Duke Friday in Orlando.

The Cats began play with a close loss against Big Ten opponent Minnesota, losing to the Gophers 2-1.

Kentucky was hitting early in the game, with Bailey Vick leading off with a double down the left field line, but the Cats didn’t produce any runs until the third inning.

That run came from an Erin Rethlake two-out RBI single that brought in Brooklin Hinz, who was on second after a fielder’s choice. Rethlake’s hit gave the Cats a 1-0 lead.

The Gophers responded in the fourth inning on a double with bases loaded to give them a 2-1 lead. Neither team produced any runs after the fourth, making 2-1 the final score.

Although they took a tough loss in the first game of the double-header, the Cats bounced back in their second game of the day with a 5-1 win against Duke.

The game started off with a defensive miscue from Kentucky, which gave the Blue Devils an unearned run in the top of the first to go up 1-0.

To tie the game at 1-1, freshman Mallory Peyton stepped up at the plate and hit her first career home-run in the second inning.

Two more runs came for the Cats in the fourth inning on a wild pitch and a groundout to second in a fielder’s choice to go up 3-1. Their final two runs of the game came in the sixth inning with Kelsee Henson at the plate, and she hit a successful squeeze bunt to bring in Abbey Cheek. Jenny Schaper would score next off a wild pitch.

The Cats will continue their play in the Citrus Classic in Orlando with another double-header Saturday, facing Bradley and Harvard beginning at 3 p.m.