33-23 Season Record
The West Virginia Mountaineers held off the Kentucky Wildcats 6-5 on Sunday at Wagener Field at Monongalia County Ballpark. The one-run final decided a tightly contested non-con...
| Player | AVG | H-AB | HR | RBI | R | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jayce Tharnish | 0.400 | 4-10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Ethan Hindle | 0.389 | 14-36 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 4 |
| Luke Lawrence | 0.375 | 15-40 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 |
| Jayce Tharnish | 0.375 | 3-8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Braxton Van Cleave | 0.313 | 10-32 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0 |
| Hudson Brown | 0.294 | 10-34 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 5 |
| Tyler Bell | 0.293 | 12-41 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 1 |
| Carson Hansen | 0.227 | 5-22 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| Pitcher | ERA | IP | K | BB | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Skelding | 0.00 | 2.1 | 1 | 3 | 2.38 |
| Jackson Soucie | 0.00 | 3.1 | 2 | 1 | 0.97 |
| RHP Chase - P Alderman | 0.00 | 2.1 | 2 | 2 | 1.43 |
| Nile Adcock | 4.29 | 4.2 | 8 | 3 | 1.90 |
| RHP Jack - P Bennett | 4.43 | 6.1 | 6 | 2 | 1.31 |
| Jaxon Jelkin | 4.46 | 22.2 | 23 | 4 | 1.26 |
Kentucky has lost the pledge of 3-star athlete Bryian Duncan Jr., who flipped his commitment to West Virginia after a visit to Morgantown. The versatile Cairo, Georgia, back had been committed to UK since March.
The Wildcats wrap up their season with a 33-23 record after a heartbreaking regional final loss in Morgantown, setting up what figures to be a pivotal offseason for the program.
Down 5-1 with two outs in the eighth, Kentucky rallied to tie on a 440-foot three-run homer from Hudson Brown and a solo shot from Ethan Hindle, but stranded runners in the ninth and 10th before falling 6-5.
Kentucky's season ended in a 6-5, 10-inning loss at the Morgantown Regional final, with West Virginia walking off the Wildcats on an Armani Guzman single to reach the Super Regionals. Kentucky finishes 33-23.
West Virginia held off No. 14 Kentucky 6-5 at Wagener Field at Monongalia County Ballpark on Sunday, securing a one-run win in a back-and-forth non-conference battle on ESPN2. The Mountaineers made just enough plays down the stretch to fend off a Wildcats squad that fought to the final out.
After a ninth-inning collapse against West Virginia, Kentucky must beat the Mountaineers again Monday, with the winner advancing to the Super Regionals.
West Virginia rallied for an 11-9 road win over No. 14 Kentucky on Saturday, scoring 11 runs to overcome the Wildcats' nine in a back-and-forth slugfest. The unranked Mountaineers' offense proved the difference in a tightly contested non-conference matchup that came down to the final innings.
Wake Forest stayed alive in the Morgantown Regional, dispatching Binghamton in the bracket's first elimination game to keep its tournament run going.
Kentucky outlasted host West Virginia in an extra-tight slugfest in Morgantown and now sits one victory away from its third regional title in four seasons.
Playing through injury as the DH, Luke Lawrence delivered a bases-loaded, two-run single to break a tie against West Virginia. Reliever Jack Bennett then locked it down, recording the final 12 outs to earn the win.
No. 14 Kentucky outlasted West Virginia 11-9 in a non-conference slugfest Friday night on ESPN+. The Wildcats traded blows throughout before holding on for the two-run win, improving to 25-11. Both lineups stayed hot at the plate in a hard-fought, back-and-forth affair.
Brushing off doubters, Kentucky leaned on grit to erase a deficit and take down a quality Wake Forest pitching staff in Morgantown.
No. 14 Kentucky claimed a hard-fought 6-5 road win over Wake Forest on Thursday at Wagener Field. The Wildcats held off a late Demon Deacons push to secure the one-run non-conference victory and improve to 25-11.
The Wildcats advance to face the winner of West Virginia and Birmingham on Saturday at 5 PM ET, looking to build on their opening-round momentum.
Jayce Tharnish singled, swiped second and third, then scored on a wild pitch in the ninth to break a 5-5 tie, with Jackson Soucie closing it out to push Kentucky into the regional winner's bracket.
Kentucky
10 - 14
Louisville Cardinals
Vanderbilt
13 - 6
Kentucky
Vanderbilt
8 - 7
Kentucky
Vanderbilt
2 - 5
Kentucky
Kentucky
0 - 11
Auburn
Kentucky
5 - 4
Auburn
Kentucky
5 - 12
Auburn
Missouri
5 - 2
Kentucky
Missouri
2 - 9
Kentucky
Missouri
5 - 4
Kentucky
Kentucky
10 - 17
LSU
Kentucky
0 - 7
LSU
Kentucky
7 - 4
LSU
Kentucky
9 - 12
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