Kentucky Softball Cruises Past Dayton

Kentucky softball used a trio of RBI doubles in the fourth inning to defeat Dayton 6-2 in a midweek matchup at John Cropp Stadium. Kentucky will the road to Louisville to play Bellarmine on Wednesday and then host Ole Miss over the weekend.

Fourth Inning Frenzy

Peyton Plotts started off the game with a solo home run for Kentucky, her fifth of the year. This is a great sign for Plotts who had been struggling recently. She had been the offensive leader for the team all season, but had moved down in the lineup due to some poor performances lately.

Plotts scored the only run for Kentucky until the Cats’ huge fourth inning. She added a 2 RBI double in to accompany her home run.

Kentucky had three straight RBI doubles to extend their lead to six in the fourth inning. With two outs, Plotts, Allie Blum, and Ally Hutchins, and McKenzie Bump all had RBI doubles to break open the game.

Allie Blum and Ally Hutchins both with RBI doubles to put Kentucky up by five!!

5-0, Bot 4th pic.twitter.com/anHATXDcRk

— Eleanor Beavin (@EBeavinKSR) March 18, 2025

Sarah Haendiges did great work on the mound tonight, pitching through five innings and only allowing two runs. She recently moved into a starting role after pitching as a reliever for most of the non-conference schedule. She has proven her ability to pitch long games and stay steady throughout.

Haendiges did allow Dayton to score two runs in the sixth, forcing Kentucky to make a change. Julie Kelley came on the mound and was able to stifle the late run. She struck out the last batter, giving Kentucky the edge over the Flyers.

What’s Next

Kentucky will head to Louisville tomorrow to face Bellarmine University for their second midweek game. The ‘Cats will try to gain some momentum in these games as they head into an SEC series against Ole Miss over the weekend.