Lexington, Ky. ? Kansas University’s softball team split of pair of games Saturday, defeating Saint Francis, 10-2, and falling to Kentucky, 4-2.

In the loss to Kentucky, junior Chanin Naudin’s third home run in three games started a seventh-inning rally for Kansas, but No. 8 Kentucky held on. Kelsey Kessler allowed seven hits as the Jayhawks fell to 23-10.

Kessler (13-7) struck out five in her 15th complete game of the season.

In KU’s victory over Saint Francis, a pair of home runs started and finished KU’s scoring.

Naudin’s home run put the Jayhawks on the board in the third inning. KU piled on nine more runs in the third and fourth innings.

Sophomore Chaley Brickey’s seventh home run of the season in the fourth inning gave Kansas a 10-run lead.

KU concludes the weekend with a rematch today against Kentucky.

Kansas 10, St. Francis 2

Saint Francis 000 11 — 2 5 0

Kansas 037 0x — 10 10 1

W — Kelsey Kessler, 13-6. L — Ketarah Devaries, 5-2.

2B — Chelsy Cosentino, Alexis Bower, SF; Ashley Newman, KU. HR — Chaley Brickey, Chanin Naudin, KU.

KU highlights — Newman 2-for-3, 3 RBIs; Brickey 1-for-2, 3 RBIs; Naudin 1-for-2, 2 run, 2 RBIs.

Kentucky 4, Kansas 2

Kansas 000 000 2 — 2 5 2

Kentucky 002 101 x — 4 7 0

W — Kelsey Nunley, 10-2. L — Kelsey Kessler, 13-7.

2B — Lauren Cumbess, Kentucky. HR — Chanin Naudin, Kansas; Maisie Steed, Kentucky.

KU highlights — Naudin 1-for-3, 2 RBIs.