The UK softball team won the 2018 John Cropp Classic after completing a perfect 4-0 weekend on Sunday.
The Wildcats scored 22 runs in just 12 innings on Sunday in wins over Southeast Missouri State and Ohio University.
FINAL – #22 Kentucky 11, Ohio 1
The Wildcats go 4-0 on the weekend and claim the 2018 John Cropp Classic championship!#WeAreUK #WhateverItTakes pic.twitter.com/2cz6hfV7sq
— Kentucky Softball (@UKsoftball) March 4, 2018
22 runs.
2 wins.#SundayFUNday pic.twitter.com/oz5A4HDGvS
— Kentucky Softball (@UKsoftball) March 5, 2018
Here’s a recap from Sunday:
LEXINGTON, Ky. – The Kentucky softball team exploded for 22 runs in just 12 innings of play on Sunday afternoon, putting a clamp on the 2018 John Cropp Classic championship, winning it for the second year running. UK started the day with an 11-2 win over the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks, and capped the weekend with an 11-1 result over Ohio to sweep both teams.
UK’s offense, which continues to impress in the beginning stages of 2018, combined in the two games for 26 hits, five home runs, 21 runs batted in, four doubles and over nine players had two or more hits on the day. Continuing to show signs of improvement, UK had six different players with three RBI or more in the games, and nine different players score two or more times.
The Wildcats with Sunday’s wins have now won nine games in a row to up their season-high win streak and push their record to 14-3, a season-high nine games above the .500 mark.
Autumn Humes and Grace Baalman earned the wins in the circle Sunday, as UK’s young and developing pitching staff continued to show signs of growth and improvement.
Kentucky will close out its six-game homestand on Tuesday afternoon at 4 p.m. ET as UK welcomes SIUE to Lexington for a midweek tilt at John Cropp Stadium. The game will also be shown live on the SEC Network+, ESPN3 and the ESPN app with Dave Baker and NFCA Executive Director, Carol Bruggeman on the call from Lexington.
It's a good sign when we're rounding third and giving hi-fives to @UKCoachHimes pic.twitter.com/YWCLIDxzgK
— Kentucky Softball (@UKsoftball) March 4, 2018
