The Wildcats never trailed in Sunday's contest, grabbing a 3-0 first inning lead. Kentucky advances to an NCAA Super Regional, while the Illini finish the season at 39-20, the fourth most wins in program history.

The Illini softball split a pair of games on Saturday to advance to the NCAA Regional Final in Lexington, Kentucky.  They will face the host Kentucky Wildcats at 11:00am on Sunday.

The first-year head coach has guided the Illinois softball team to its most wins since 2010.  Illinois Public Media's Jenny Horne has this profile.

Tyra Perry brings in 409 career wins at NCAA Division 1 schools, including two seasons at Ball State.  She was named 2014 Mid-American Conference Coach of the Year during her first season there.

Illinois softball head coach Terri Sullivan has announced her retirement after 16 years with the program. Sullivan was the inaugural head coach of the program starting in 2000.