Kentucky Beats Kennesaw State To Close Out I-75 Tournament

Peyton Plotts - Tyler Ruth, UK Athletics

Kentucky softball closed out their weekend in Atlanta with a 7-4 win against Kennesaw State. It was a solid tournament for the Wildcats, bringing in 43 totals runs across five games. They now sit at a 10-5 record on the season.

Sophomore Standouts

It was all about the sophomore class for Kentucky on Sunday. Peyton Plotts, Delani Sullivan, and Emory Donaldson combined for 6 of the 7 RBIs against Kennesaw State.

Plotts kicked things off with a 2 RBI double over the right fielder’s head in the 1st inning. She has been stellar this season in early innings, getting her team fired up offensively.

Onto the 3rd inning, both Donaldson and Sullivan had RBI doubles for Kentucky. These two fall at the end of the lineup for the Wildcats, but had great offensive performances this weekend.

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Emory Donaldson puts Kentucky back in the lead with an RBI double!

3-2, Top 3rd pic.twitter.com/AWD6AsHrkk
— Eleanor Beavin (@EBeavinKSR) February 23, 2025

Plotts continued her day with another RBI double in a clutch moment. Kennesaw State had tied the game in the 3rd inning, up until Plotts put Kentucky back in the lead. She finished the weekend with 7 RBIs, leading the team with 20 RBIs on the season.

Sullivan got her second home run for the season after she launched one in the 5th inning. Sullivan struggled early in the season at the plate, but proved she can be effective with six hits this weekend.

DELANI DOES IT AGAIN!! 🙀

Delani Sullivan gets her second HR of the weekend!!

7-4, Top 5th pic.twitter.com/rIoKogTAaj
— Eleanor Beavin (@EBeavinKSR) February 23, 2025

What’s Next For The Cats

Kentucky will play in the WKU Tournament next weekend from February 28th to March 2nd. Kentucky will be looking to garner four or five wins in this tournament to give them a strong record heading into their tough SEC schedule. This will be the last preseason tournament before SEC play begins.

February 28th:

Evansville 11:00 a.m. EST

Western Kentucky 4:00 p.m. EST

March 1st:

Tennessee Tech 11:00 a.m. EST

Western Kentucky 4:00 p.m. EST

March 2nd:

Evansville 11:00 a.m. EST