Harrison Picks Up First Win as Kentucky Beats Kent State, 9-1

Wildcats secure run-rule win over Golden Flashes

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Freshman pitcher Izzy Harrison pocketed her first-career win Saturday afternoon, going 6.0 inning with only allowing one earned run and striking out 10 batters as the No. 10 Kentucky Softball team closed out the 2022 John Cropp Classic with a 9-1 win in six innings over Kent State.

Lauren Johnson had a walk-off single in the bottom of the sixth to score Margaret Tobias as the Wildcats plated their ninth run to clinch the run-rule win. UK closes out the John Cropp Classic with a 3-1 record, sharing the tournament title with Michigan, who also went 3-1 and split with UK. Kent State finished the weekend 2-2 and Drake went 0-4.

UK improves to 16-2 on the season through the opening four weekends of play. The Wildcats have accrued wins over Arizona, Michigan, Wisconsin and Loyola-Marymount.

Kentucky will co-host the Bluegrass Classic with Louisville next weekend at John Cropp Stadium. The Wildcats will play games on Friday, Saturday and Sunday against Valpo, Buffalo and Central Michigan. All UK games will be broadcasted live on the SEC Network+, ESPN3 and the ESPN app.