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Kentucky Wildcats pitcher Sean Hjelle delivers a pitch during the first inning of the first round game of the Lexington Regional at Cliff Hagan Stadium on Friday, June 2, 2017 in Lexington, KY. Photo by Addison Coffey | Staff.

Cats beat Bobcats, move within two wins of super regionals

Charlee Schaefer June 2, 2017

After a 6-4 victory over the Ohio University Bobcats on Friday, the No. 1 regionally seeded UK baseball team advanced to the second round of the Lexington Regional and face No. 3 North Carolina State on...

Junior Evan White watches his ht during a game against the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers on Wednesday, March 1, 2017 in Lexington, Ky. Photo by Carter Gossett | Staff

Cats drop series at Florida, earn No. 3 seed for SEC Tournament

Charlee Schaefer May 20, 2017

Despite a tough series loss marked by several defensive errors and base-running mistakes in Gainesville against the Florida Gators, the Cats still have a lot of baseball remaining if they want to make...

Tyler Marshall (3) celebrates a run with catcher Troy Squires (16) during the game against the Louisville Cardinals on Tuesday, April 18, 2017 in Lexington, Ky. Kentucky defeated Louisville 11-7.

Cats crush Volunteers in series opener

Charlee Schaefer May 13, 2017

After a tough series loss this past weekend to the Georgia Bulldogs, No. 8 UK baseball took game one of its series against the Tennessee Volunteers on Friday evening, with a final score of 15-5. The Cats...

Pitcher Logan Salow of the Kentucky Wildcats delivers a pitch during the game against the Buffalo Bulls at Cliff Hagan Stadium in Lexington, Ky. on Sunday, March 6, 2016. Photo by Michael Reaves | Staff.

UK baseball falls out of first place with SEC series loss

Charlee Schaefer May 7, 2017

For the first time this season, No. 4 UK baseball lost a weekend series at home, after a 6-3 loss to Georgia in the rubber game on Sunday afternoon. The Cats went into the weekend series with a 14-7 SEC...

Head Coach Nick Mingione talks to his team during a WKU mound meeting during a game against the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers on Wednesday, March 1, 2017 in Lexington, Ky. Photo by Carter Gossett | Staff

UK baseball stunned in series opener

Charlee Schaefer May 5, 2017

No. 4 UK baseball opened up their series against the Georgia Bulldogs on Friday afternoon, but was upset in the series opener as the Cats fell short to Georgia with a 5-3 loss. The Cats are now 14-8...

Pitcher Zack Thompson winds up during the game against the Louisville Cardinals on Tuesday, April 18, 2017 in Lexington, Ky. Kentucky defeated Louisville 11-7.

Cats stay consistent in midweeks, grind out win over Xavier

By Chris Angolia April 26, 2017

No. 6 UK baseball took care of a scrappy Xavier team on Wednesday night at Cliff Hagan Stadium by a final score of 6-0. It was a win that was impressive mainly because the Cats’ offense did not exactly...

Kentucky Wildcats short stop Riley Mahan throws the ball to first base to complete the double play in the seventh inning of the game against the LSU Tigers at Cliff Hagan Stadium on Sunday, April 23, 2017 in Lexington, KY. 

UK baseball caps off stellar week with series victory over LSU

Chris Angolia April 23, 2017

No. 10 UK baseball capped off one of the more impressive weeks in college baseball this season with a 10-2 victory over No. 8 LSU on Sunday. The Cats’ series victory gave UK its third win over a top-10...

Tyler Marshall (3) celebrates a run with catcher Troy Squires (16) during the game against the Louisville Cardinals on Tuesday, April 18, 2017 in Lexington, Ky. Kentucky defeated Louisville 11-7.

UK ends skid against Louisville in front of record crowd

By Chris Angolia April 18, 2017

No. 10 UK baseball finally ended the drought that was against its in-state rival Louisville, grabbing an 11-7 victory over the No. 2 Cardinals in front of a record 4,018 people at Cliff Hagan Stadium on...

Catcher Luke Becker slides into home safely during the game against the Louisville Cardinals at Cliff Hagan Stadium in , Ky. on Wednesday, April 13, 2016. Photo by | Staff.

Cats drop first SEC series in Starkville

Chris Angolia April 9, 2017

For the first time since the opening week of the season in February, UK baseball has dropped a weekend series. The Cats lost its first SEC series in Starkville this past weekend to Mississippi State after...

Kentucky Wildcats infielder Riley Mahan celebrates with first baseman Evan White after scoring a run during the game against the Vanderbilt Commodores at Cliff Hagan Stadium on Saturday, April 1, 2017 in Memphis, KY. Photo by Addison Coffey | Staff.

Missed opportunities prove costly as UK’s comeback falls short at UofL

By Chris Angolia April 4, 2017

No. 8 UK baseball struggled in its first game as a top-10 team against fellow top-10 team and in-state rival the No. 2 Louisville Cardinals, dropping its matchup on Tuesday with the Cards by a final score...

Head Coach Nick Mingione talks to his team during a WKU mound meeting during a game against the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers on Wednesday, March 1, 2017 in Lexington, Ky. Photo by Carter Gossett | Staff

UK baseball looking to keep things rolling against Ole Miss

Chris Angolia March 22, 2017

In its first year under new head coach Nick Mingione, UK baseball is off to a start that has been rather surprising given the programs turnover, but this surprise is one that Cats fans can live with.UK...

Photo by Brian Westerholt.

UK baseball swept in hard fought series at No. 9 UNC

Chris Angolia February 19, 2017

In what was UK baseball’s first weekend series under new head coach Nick Mingione, the Cats were swept against No. 9 North Carolina in Chapel Hill.For the Cats, facing a ranked team on the road was hard...

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