CLEARWATER, FL – A day after weather conditions washed away its Saturday slate, The University of Texas' softball program returned to the field Sunday and picked up where it left off with a 7-0 win over Illinois, before tying, 4-4, with No. 17 Kentucky.
Texas (2-1-1) and Kentucky (2-0-1) had a previously agreed upon "drop" time of 3:30 PM ET / 2:30 PM CT to accommodate the Wildcats' travel plans. The two teams were tied 4-4 after seven full innings and, because the Longhorns were unable to conclude its offensive opportunities during the bottom of the eighth inning, by NCAA rules, the score reverts back to the last full inning – the seventh – thus ending in a 4-4 tie.