Despite holding one of the nation’s leading offenses in Kentucky (40-13, 13-11 SEC) to only three runs, Northwestern (29-16, 29-15 B1G) fell to Big Blue in the first game of the NCAA Tournament’s Lexington Regional on Friday.
In a battle of aces, UK’s Autumn Humes emerged victorious with a final stat line of seven innings pitched, six hits allowed, one walk, one earned run and four strikeouts. NU’s Danielle Williams posted a solid line of her own with six innings pitched, four hits allowed, two walks, two earned runs and four strikeouts against a Kentucky lineup that had the highest team batting average in the SEC this season.