CLEARWATER, Fla. – On Saturday morning in St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational action at the Eddie C. Moore Complex, No. 11 Texas Softball (7-1) got a clutch, walk-off RBI single from junior first baseman Kaitlyn Washington with one out in the bottom of the seventh to complete a late rally and down No. 18/21 Kentucky (4-5), 4-3.
Trailing 2-1 in the bottom of the sixth, the Longhorns got a key two-run double off the bat of junior pitcher Miranda Elish to take a brief lead at 3-2. After UK tied things up on a solo HR in the top of the seventh, consecutive hits from redshirt junior center fielder Reagan Hathaway, sophomore second baseman Janae Jefferson and Washington finished off the thrilling victory.