No. 25/23 Softball Drops SEC Opener to No. 16/16 Kentucky

Friday, March 10

Columbia, Mo.

4:00 PM

University of Missouri

16-7, 0

16/16 Kentucky

14-5-1, 0

Kentucky

Mizzou

No. 25/23 Softball Drops SEC Opener to No. 16/16 Kentucky

3/10/2023 9:34:00 PM | Softball

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COLUMBIA, Mo. - The No. 25/23 University of Missouri softball team (16-7, 0-1 SEC) dropped its 2023 SEC opener to No. 16/16 Kentucky (14-5-1, 1-0 SEC), 5-0, Friday at the Mizzou Softball Stadium.

The Tigers offense only compiled two hits as Stephanie Schoonover threw a complete-game shutout for the Wildcats. Schoonover improved to 9-1 with a 15-strikeout outing, allowing just two hits and a pair of walks.

Kentucky took an early 1-0 lead off an RBI single from Kayla Kowalik in the third before Erin Coffel's solo home run increased the margin to 2-0 in the fourth.

Vanessa Nesby registered a RBI infield hit in the fifth before the Wildcats added a pair of insurance runs in the seventh to seal the win.

Payton Jackson notched the Tigers first hit of the game with a single to left in the bottom of the fifth.

Alex Honnold added an infield hit to the shortstop the following frame.

Laurin Krings pitched a complete game in the SEC opener, tallying five strikeouts. She allowed five runs on 10 hits in the loss.

NOTES

Alex Honnold and Payton Jackson both notched hits (both 1-for-3) against Kentucky.
With the hit, Alex Honnold extended her hitting streak to 11 games (17-game reached base streak). She appeared back in the starting lineup after missing the past four games with an injury.
Payton Jackson added a stolen base. She has now knocked a hit in three-straight games and grabbed a stolen base in both home games this week.
Jenna Laird and Kara Daly both picked up walks (four and five game reached base streaks).
Laurin Krings tallied her fourth complete game in the circle.
Friday's two hits is a season low.
For head coach Larissa Anderson, the loss is her first against Kentucky in her tenure at Missouri. Anderson entered the game Friday with a 6-0 mark against the Wildcats, dating back to 2019.

UP NEXT

The Tigers continue their 2023 SEC opening weekend against No. 16/16 Kentucky Saturday and Sunday at the Mizzou Softball Stadium. First pitch is 1 p.m., CT both days.

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