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Winner UT Arlington UTA 4-1
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Kentucky UK 2-1-1
Winner
UT Arlington UTA
4-1
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Final
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Kentucky UK
2-1-1
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
UT Arlington UTA 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 4 0
Kentucky UK 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 6 1

W: Waiters, Tamya (1-0) L: Gayan, S (0-1)

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UT Arlington UTA 4-2
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Winner North Texas UNT 6-0
UT Arlington UTA
4-2
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Final
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North Texas UNT
6-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
UT Arlington UTA 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
North Texas UNT 2 1 0 3 2 8 12 1

W: Wagoner, M. (2-0) L: Adams, Jessica (2-1)

Game Recap: Softball | | Brittany Wyllie (@_brittanywyllie)

UTA Splits Day One in Celina; Defeats No. 16 Kentucky

CELINA, Texas – The UT Arlington softball team split day one of the Tracy Beard College Classic after defeating nationally-ranked Kentucky Friday at Old Celina Park.
 
The Kara Dill era is in full swing as UTA's 4-2 victory over No. 16 Kentucky marked the second win over a power-five opponent this season with Friday's being against Dill's alma mater.
 
The Mavs' second game against North Texas ended in a 0-8 five-inning loss, placing UTA with a 4-2 overall record.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE: vs. #16 Kentucky (W, 4-2)
Fifth year catcher Sophie Wideman paced the Mavericks' offense going 2-2 at the plate with a pair of RBI courtesy of a 2-run home run, making that her first long ball of the season.
 
Senior Reagan Hukill contributed to UTA's four-hit total as the outfielder finished 1-3 with an RBI.
 
Both Gracie Bumpurs and Tamya Waiters turned in an overall solid performance in Friday morning's game against the ranked Wildcats. Bumpurs earned her second start in the circle for UTA as the junior went on to throw three innings limiting Kentucky to just two hits.
 
Freshman Waiters threw the remainder of the contest for the Mavs as she faced 18 batters and kept the Wildcats off the board, earning her first collegiate win.

PLAY BY PLAY: vs. #16 Kentucky (W, 4-2)
  • UTA scored first in its first at-bats after Kimber Cortemelia drew a walk to get the Mavericks' first base runner aboard. Wideman followed it up with a two-run bomb to give the Mavs a 2-0 lead.
  • In the top of the second, UTA extended its lead to 3-0 after a passed ball allowed for sophomore Nicole Hill to score.
  • The Mavericks didn't stop there as Hukill plated one more run across off an RBI-double – her first of the year – in the top of the third.
  • Kentucky's bats were quiet through the first two innings before a two-run home run in the bottom of the third cut the deficit in half.
  • Even with the Wildcats threatening in the bottom of the seventh inning, Waiters composed herself and got a fly ball for the final out, defeating Kentucky 4-2.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE: vs. North Texas (L, 8-0)
The Mavericks' offense put up just two hits in Friday afternoon's matchup against the Mean Green as senior Lindsey Franklin and sophomore Paris Brienesse were the two responsible.
 
Jessica Adams and Gracie Bumpurs shared time in the circle as Adams got the start. Among the pair, eight earned runs were allowed across a total of 30 batters.
 
Unfortunately, UTA struggled to get anything going, giving Adams her first loss of the year.

PLAY BY PLAY: vs. North Texas (L, 8-0)
  • The Mean Green were successful in scoring four of five innings after scoring first to take a 3-0 lead through the first two innings.
  • Although Adams was able to keep UNT off the board in the third inning, it would be Kalei Christensen that got things going which led to a three-run fourth inning, that extended North Texas' lead 6-0.
  • In the top of the fifth inning, lefty Brienesse was put in to pinch hit for Ashleigh Sgambelluri in which Brienesse collected her first hit of the season with a base-hit up the middle. However, UTA's offense could not follow it up.
  • UNT ended the game in five innings after scoring two final runs.
ON DECK
UTA will open Saturday's action with an 11 a.m. start against WAC foe Sam Houston before taking to the diamond again with a 4 p.m. game against McNeese at Old Celina Park. 

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