The No. 15 Kentucky Softball team started the postseason off with a bang on Friday afternoon. The ‘Cats run-ruled Miami (OH) 15-1 in the 2022 NCAA Tournament opener of the Blacksburg (VA) Regional to move on to the winner’s bracket. UK will next play the region’s top overall team, 3-seeded Virginia Tech, on Saturday.
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Miami scored first with a homer to left field from Karli Spaid. Though just a sophomore, Spaid ranks No. 1 in all-time career home runs at Miami. Friday afternoon marked her 28th of the season.