UK Softball ranked in preseason polls

[Jeff Drummond]

UK Softball ranked in preseason polls

The Cats looked primed for another strong season on the diamond.
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Kentucky will open the 2019 college softball season as one of the top teams in the country once again under head coach Rachel Lawson.

The Wildcats are ranked No. 13 in the NFCA/USA Today Coaches’ Top 25 and No. 15 in the USA Softball/ESPN.com Top 25.

UK will feature one of the most challenging schedules in the country. The Cats have 36 games against teams that are either ranked or receiving votes in the preseason polls. SEC rivals South Carolina (T-9), Alabama (T-9) and LSU (10) are all expected to be among the nation's elite squads.

The Cats also have matchups with No. 1 UCLA, No. 2 Washington and No. 4 Oklahoma this season.

UK opens the season on Feb. 8 against Illinois in the Houston Invitational, where the Cats are scheduled to play five games over three days.

 

[maysvilleky]

Tough start of the season for the Lady Cats. Looks like they are going to have to use the bats a lot to win ball games. That will be tough to do against top level pitching. I think UK is going to regret letting Montana Fouts get out of the state.

 

[sluggercatfan]

Tough start of the season for the Lady Cats. Looks like they are going to have to use the bats a lot to win ball games. That will be tough to do against top level pitching. I think UK is going to regret letting Montana Fouts get out of the state.

Are you freaking kidding me another bigtime Ky kid going to Ala...this time for Softball no less!! As good as UK has been ...why Bama?

 

[sluggercatfan]

Tough loss today for the girls losing 4-3 in b7th