# SEC Baseball: West Virginia Mountaineers Defeats Kentucky Wildcats 6-5

**Published:** 2026-06-01 — **By:** Stacy Stanfield
**Category:** games — **Type:** game-recap
**Source:** https://secscouts.com/news/west-virginia-mountaineers-defeats-kentucky-wildcats-6-5-baseball

**Teams:** [Kentucky](https://secscouts.com/kentucky/)


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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (05/31/2026) — The West Virginia Mountaineers edged the Kentucky Wildcats 6-5 on Sunday at Wagener Field at Monongalia County Ballpark. The one-run final capped a tightly contested matchup between the two clubs.

West Virginia held on for the win, finishing one run ahead of Kentucky in a back-and-forth game decided by the slimmest of margins. The contest was a non-conference meeting between the Mountaineers and the Wildcats.

Detailed statistics for this game are not yet available.

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