(UW ATHLETICS) AUSTIN, TX – The Wisconsin softball team dropped its second game of the day, concluding a 33-21 season at the Austin Regional with a 5-2 loss to Baylor.
Junior Hilary Blomberg provided UW’s first run of the day—launching a solo home run to deep left field. The Verona, Wis. native broke the program record for most home runs in a season with that swing, earning her 16th deep fly of the season to surpass Kayla Konwent’s (2019) record of 15.
The Bears responded with a four-run first inning, creating chaos on the basepaths. After struggling in yesterday’s affair, Baylor racked up 10 hits on the day to eventually power past the Badgers (33-21).
After the Bears added one more in the second inning, sophomore Kendra Lewis earned her seventh home run of the season in the fourth frame.
UW could not muster up a rally on the offensive end throughout the rest of the game, as Baylor punched its ticket to the Austin Regional Final tomorrow afternoon.
The Badgers (33-21) finished the season with its 10th-ever appearance in the NCAA Tournament, exiting after three games in Texas.
Batting Cleanup:
- Wisconsin dropped to 14-20 in the NCAA Tournament.
- Baylor defeated the Badgers for the first time, as UW was previously 3-0 versus the Bears.
- Wisconsin fell to 2-3 versus Big 12 teams in the NCAA Tournament.
- Hilary Blomberg broke the school record for most home runs in a single season, launching her 16th of the year to surpass former Badger great Kayla Konwent (2019), who finished with 15. Blomberg now owns 35 career home runs, closing in on Konwent’s career record of 43. The junior went 2-for-4, good for her 22nd multi-hit game of the year and 52nd of her career. 22 multi-hit games is tied for the second-most in program history with Konwent (2019), as 52 career multi-hit games ranks seventh all-time, tied with Amanda Berg (1996-97, 99-00).
- Kendra Lewis notched her seventh home run of the year and her 100th career hit. The sophomore finished 2-for-3 on the day with her aforementioned home run, a double and an RBI.
Texas 9, Wisconsin 0
The Wisconsin softball team fell in the second round of the NCAA Regional to No. 3 Texas, losing in six innings with a 9-0 final score.
After the Badgers stranded a runner in scoring position in the first inning, the Longhorns posted three runs in the bottom half of the frame to take an early advantage. Texas’ Reese Atwood provided the highlight of the inning, launching a two-run blast over the left field wall.
The Longhorns went on to add two runs in both the second and third inning, knocking both senior Shelby Jacobson and freshman Berritt Herr out of the game with a 7-0 lead.
UW’s offense struggled against the likes of All-American Teagan Kavan, as the junior tallied eight strikeouts while working around one walk and one hit.
Junior Alivia Bark recorded the Badgers’ lone hit of game one of the day, barreling a single up the middle in the top of the fifth.
In the circle, sophomore Jordan Felci quieted the Texas offense for a pair of innings to extend the game. Longhorns’ Kayden Henry capped off the game with a two-run home run to secure the run-rule win and punch the first ticket to the NCAA Regional Final.
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