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Big Blue Brew 2/23: Softball Goes Undefeated in Tourney

The softball team went 5-0 in the 2026 Blues City Invitational.

🔵The Official Daily Newsletter For Kentucky Athletics

Good Morning, Wildcats. One, two, three, four... the number of wins keeps adding up for Kentucky!

What all do we have stirring in today’s Brew?

🥎 Undefeated weekend
⚾️ Series win
🔵 And much, much more!

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🔼 Big Weekend Wins. The softball team had a strong start to its weekend. The Cats shut out North Carolina A&T 5-0 and Northern Illinois 11-0 in five innings. Ella Emmert hit her first career home run. Karissa Hamilton became the first Kentucky softball player since 2001 to hit for the cycle. Next, the Cats beat Memphis 7-1 and Bradley 7-3 on Saturday. Maddy Anson hit two home runs. McKenzie Oslanzi picked up her first win on the mound. Hailey Nutter threw her second no-hitter in the team’s 8-0 win against Indiana State on Sunday.

🔼 Series Win. The baseball team won its series against Evansville this past weekend. No. 18 Kentucky won 9-2 on Friday. Ryan Schwartz and Jayce Tharnish each hit home runs. In Saturday’s doubleheader, the cats won 5-3 and fell 1-0. The team is now 5-2 this season.

🔼 On Target. The No. 1 rifle team beat Georgia Southern and Morehead State on Saturday with a score of 4744. Liz Probst put together another perfect 600 score in air rifle. She is one of three NCAA athletes to record two 600 air rifle scores this season.

🔼 Court Report. The men’s tennis team won the border battle in its opening match of SEC play. Kentucky beat Tennessee 5-2 at home. The Cats won the doubles point and four singles matches.

🔼 Close Game. The No. 16 women’s basketball team faced No. 5 Vanderbilt on Sunday. The Cats fell 81-79. Clara Strack led the team with 17 points. Amelia Hassett hit five threes on her way to 15 points. The team shot 46.9% from the field.

🤔 BIG BLUE TRIVIA

Tied Up. The No. 24 gymnastics team tied No. 7 Arkansas with final scores of 197.125 each on Friday.

The Cats posted their second score above the ### point barrier of the season.

Got a guess? Check below for the answer!

🔵 ONE BIG THING

🔼 Stunting on ‘em. The stunt team competed in the Dallas Baptist STUNT Tournament. The Cats started the weekend with a 23-0 win over Missouri State and 29-22 win against Hope International University. Kentucky split day two of the competition, beating Oklahoma State 29-18 and falling to California Baptist 35-15.

📆 THE DAYS AHEAD

Monday, February 23

🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. Texas A&M @ 2pm ET | Live Stats | Watch

Tuesday, February 24

⚾️ Baseball vs. Western Kentucky @ 4pm ET
🏀 Men’s Basketball at South Carolina @ 7pm ET

Thursday, February 26

👟 Track & Field SEC Indoor Championships
🎾 Women’s Tennis at Alabama @ 6pm ET
🏀 Women’s Basketball at Auburn @ 7pm ET

Friday, February 27

👟 Track & Field SEC Indoor Championships
🥎 Softball vs. Michigan State/Dayton @ 3/5:30pm ET
⚾️ Baseball vs. St. John’s @ 4pm ET
🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. Florida @ 5pm ET | Live Stats | Watch
🤸 Gymnastics vs. Georgia @ 6pm ET | Watch | Tickets
⚽️ Men’s Soccer at Lexington SC (Exhibition) @ 7:30pm ET

Saturday, February 28

👟 Track & Field SEC Indoor Championships
🎯 Rifle vs. Smallbore @ TBD
📣 Stunt vs. Quincy/Texas A&M-Kingsville @ 12:15/2:45pm ET
⚾️ Baseball vs. St. John’s @ 1pm ET
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Vanderbilt @ 2pm ET | Tickets
🥎 Softball vs. Michigan State/Dayton @ 3/5:30pm ET
🎾 Women’s Tennis at Mississippi State @ 4pm ET

Sunday, March 1

⛳️ Men’s Golf Colleton River Collegiate
🎯 Rifle at Air Rifle @ TBD
📣 Stunt vs. UC Davis/St. Edwards @ 10/11:15am ET
⚾️ Baseball vs. St. John’s @ 1pm ET
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. South Carolina @ 2pm ET | Tickets
🥎 Softball vs. Murray State @ 3pm ET

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 197!

🔵 Have a great Monday, y’all!