Sunday in Deland, Fla. at the Lead Off Classic, Kansas shut out the University of Akron softball team 6-0. The Jayhawks held the Zips to six hits. UA went 1-4 during the weekend opening tournament. Anna Tarpley hit a double for the Zips.
Kent State softball
Kent State dropped the final game of the Mercer Invitational to Murray State, 10-0, in Macon, Ga. Bailey Brownfield collected two of the Golden Flashes’ five hits. Kent State (3-2) had scoring opportunities in each of the first four innings but hit into three double plays and stranded a runner at third base in the second, third and fourth innings.