No. 19 Kentucky Softball suffered its first loss of the season on Sunday, losing 6-1 to No. 13 Virginia Tech in the final matchup at the Northern Lights Southern Nights tournament in Leesburg, Florida. The loss brings Kentucky’s record to 4-1 on the young season, while VA Tech finished the tournament a perfect 5-0.
Let’s recap the five-game tournament to see how the ‘Cats performed.
Struggles at the plate against the Hokies
The Wildcats were hardly able to muster any offense against VA Tech’s Keely Rochard, who threw six innings of one-run softball, allowing just four hits and one walk while striking out eight batters.