The Northwestern Wildcats softball team celebrated a victory to advance to the Regional Final in the NCAA Tournament on Saturday. A big reason they’re celebrating right now is the performance by slugger Kansas Robinson. Robinson delivered a massive performance that dazzled college softball fans that included a rarity: She homered not once but twice in the same inning!
As Northwestern trailed the Kentucky Wildcats, the 13th-seeded ‘Cats got a boost from Robinson. On a 1-1 count with 0 outs in the bottom of the 3rd, Robinson took Wildcat pitcher Alexia Lacatena deep. The Northwestern Softball claimed that the slugger was “locked in,” not fully knowing how locked in she was!
💫 @kansas_robinson: Locked In
Another postseason home run has The J rocking! pic.twitter.com/pQfctYuRCZ
— Northwestern Softball (@NUSBcats) May 20, 2023
Northwestern poured it on after the solo blast. They went on to take the lead 7-6, but Robinson wasn’t done. Kennedy Sullivan was in the circle by then, but it didn’t matter. Robinson smoked a 3-1 pitch that went deep and sent Northwestern fans into absolute hysteria!
Two Homers. One Inning.@kansas_robinson built DIFFERENT. pic.twitter.com/CssXOfHhTT
— Northwestern Softball (@NUSBcats) May 20, 2023
After Robinson achieved the incredible feat of homering twice in the same inning, the college softball world had plenty to say.
TWO HOME RUNS IN THE SAME INNING FOR @kansas_robinson! 🫡
#RoadToWCWS x 🎥 ESPN+ / @NUSBcats pic.twitter.com/6DITfjQhr2— NCAA Softball (@NCAASoftball) May 20, 2023
On a day when even Danielle Williams couldn’t singlehandedly guarantee Northwestern a victory, Kansas Robinson took the baton and led the way with an inning for the ages. @NUSBcats x @kansas_robinson
Evanston Regional Update ⬇️ https://t.co/TmEb6KiQ9u pic.twitter.com/EVUTyoVfJM
— D1Softball (@D1Softball) May 20, 2023
A TWO home run inning for Kansas Robinson‼️ 🤩 pic.twitter.com/aeD1Hljvod
— espnW (@espnW) May 20, 2023
you can't do thi– what is happening?!?
this is kansas robinson's 2nd ncaa tournament game ever (!!) and she just hit TWO HOME RUNS IN THE SAME INNING pic.twitter.com/d3bC1jsYLo
— Three-Fifths Mafia ☄️ (@michaelmcgee) May 20, 2023
The Northwestern Softball team is 2-0 through the first two legs of regional play. A victory on Sunday, and they will advance through to the NCAA Super Regionals. The Wildcats are seeded 12th out of the top 16 teams in the NCAA Tournament. They will meet one of Kentucky, Miami (OH), or Eastern Illinois depending on Sunday’s results.
