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UK Softball bounces back with pair of wins in Tuscon

Following a 4-1 start to the season last weekend, the No. 20 Kentucky Softball team returned to action on Friday at the 2022 Hillenbrand Invitational.

Game #1 – No. 20 Kentucky vs. UC Santa Barbara

The ‘Cats started the day with a school record 23-0 win over UC Santa Barbara. Yes, you read that right — Kentucky’s offense brought the heat to Tuscon to say the least.

Rylea Smith got things started off with a single up the middle to score Kayla Kowalik and give UK a 1-0 lead. Lauren Johnson bombed a two-RBI homer to right field later in the inning to extend the lead to 3-0.