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PHOTOS: Kentucky hosts the 2026 NCAA East First Round Track and Field meet 06/02/2026

Kentucky Track and Field hosts the second-to-last meet of the season from Wednesday, May 27, to Saturday, May 30, 2026, at the UK Outdoor Track and Field Facility in Lexington, Ky.

PHOTOS: Kentucky hosts the 2026 NCAA East First Round Track and Field meet Kentucky Track and Field hosts the second-to-last meet of the season from Wednesday, May 27, to Saturday, May 30, 2026, at the UK Outdoor Track and Field Facility in Lexington, Ky.

Kentucky baseball advances to NCAA Regional Final with 11-9 win over West Virginia 05/31/2026

Kentucky baseball (32-21, 13-17 SEC) used a three-run eighth inning to advance to the regional finals with an 11-9 win over West Virginia (40-15, 21-9 Big 12).

Kentucky built a 6-0 lead after two innings, West Virginia followed with six unanswered runs. The Cats jumped back out to an 8-6 lead that the Mountaineers erased in the seventh inning.

Kentucky’s offense blew things open in the bottom of the eighth inning to take the lead for a third time.

Owen Jenkins got the eighth inning started with a one-out hit-by-pitch. Jayce Tharnish followed with an infield single, then Tyler Bell was also hit by a pitch to load the bases.

Luke Lawrence delivered a tie-breaking RBI-single into right-center field to give Kentucky a 9-8 lead.

Hudson Brown added two runs with a single into right field that scored Tharnish and Bell, extending the lead to 11-8 heading into the ninth.

Jack Bennett surrendered one in the ninth, but the Wildcats held their late lead to advance to their fourth-straight regional final.

The Mountaineers will take on Wake Forest at noon ET on Sunday, May 31. Kentucky will face the winner of that game in the regional final at 5 p.m. ET on May 31.

Kentucky baseball advances to NCAA Regional Final with 11-9 win over West Virginia Kentucky baseball (32-21, 13-17 SEC) used a three-run eighth inning to advance to the regional finals with an 11-9 win over West Virginia (40-15, 21-9 Big 12). Kentucky built a 6-0 lead after two innings, West Virginia followed with six unanswered runs. The Cats jumped back out to an 8-6 lead that t...

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